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THE CALVERT PAPERS

NUMBER ONE

With an account of their recovery, and presentation to the Society,

Deceniljer lotti, 1888.

Together with a Calendar of the Papers recovered, and Selections from the Papers.

JaHiiiiora, 1889. .

rEA]]ODY rUBLICATIOX FUXD.

Committee on Publicatiox.

1888-89.

HENRY STOCKBRIDGE,

JOHN W. M. LEE,

BRADLEY T. JOHNSON.

Printed b v John M i k p u v X Co. I'H INTERS TO THE MARYLAND HISTORICAL SOCIETY.

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CONTENTS

PAGE.

- Address of Mr. Albert Ritchje, - - - - t 9

Remarks of Mr. John H. B. Latrobe, 22

Report of Mr. Mendes Cohen, 22

Remarks of Dr. William Hand Browne, . . - - 32

Exemplification of the Arms of Sir George Calvert, - - 38

The Patent of Nobility of George, Lord Baltimore, - 41

The Will of Sir George Calvert, Lord Baltimore, - - 48

The Inventory of the Estate of the same, - - - - 50

Tender by Cecilivs, Lord Baltimore, of the first year's Rent, 54

Receipt for the first year's rent, 54

A Calendar of the Calvert Papers, by Mr. John W. .^L Lee, 57

The Calvert Papers. First Selection, 127

PREFACE.

At a meeting of the Maryland Historical Society, at their rooms, on December 10, 1888, the Calvert Papers were for-

mally presented to the Society.

An account of the search for, discovery, and acquisition

of these papers is given in the following addresses, made by

Mv. Albert Ritchie on behalf of the donors, and by the

President on behalf of the Society, together with the Report

of the Committee on the Calvert Papers, made by Mr. Mendes

Cohen ; and some remarks on their character, accompanied by

the reading of Extracts, were made by Dr. William Hand

Bro\yne ; and to these have been added a Calendar of the

Papers prepared by Mr. John W. M. Lee.

THE CALVERT PAPERS.

Address of Mr. Albert Ritchie.

M7\ President,—

0]^ behalf of those who have recently secured possession of a valuable collection of histor-

ical papers from an immediate descendant of the Calverts, I am here to-night to perform a most agreeable service.

The papers referred to lie on the table before you, and I am instructed to present them to the Society of which you are the beloved and honored Pres- ident. During the supremacy of the Lords Proprietary, they resided, as you know, at their homes abroad, and were represented here by their Governors. They, however, to a large extent, themselves exer- cised the ample powers which they possessed, and maintained an active participation in the government of the province. 2 9 lu

Frequent and full reports of the condition of affairs were from time to time transmitted to them, as were also many important official papers requir- ing their consideration and action. Thus, much of our history got upon the other side of the water ; some in the original, some in duplicate ; the original forming its own part of the record, and that in duplicate serving in some degree to supply the place of original material lost on this side. This collection was received from the possession of Col. Frederick Henry Harford, of Down Place, near Windsor, the great-grandson of Frederick, the last Lord Baltimore, and embraces all that is posi- tively known still to exist of those papers that were sent over to the Lords Proprietary in the manner stated. You will remember that in his Calendar Index of 1861, Dr. John Henry Alexander states that in the year 1839 he saw, in the British Museum, two large chests, marked "Calvert Papers," but that, on inquiry made by him many years afterward, all trace of them had disappeared. The acquisition of the papers in those two chests has been an object of which the members of this Society have never since lost sight. Whether these are they or not, it is impossible yet to say. They may, or may not be. But much as we desire to possess those papers, it is rather to be liojied that 11 the records we now have secured are not the ones referred to by Dr. Alexander, because, if it be determined that they are not, we will then be stimulated by the knowledge that there are other historical treasures in the same line of search still to be looked for and found.

The character of these papers will be told to you more in detail during the evening, but I may say in a word that it is believed that they will prove to be a historical treasure trove such as it has not been the good fortune of any other of the States to tind, and that they will add much value to the collections already possessed by this Society. They will enable us to replace some of the lost leaves of the history of our State, to revise others, and to illumi- nate many more. Without anticipating what will be better told you by another, I may, in passing, give a suggestion of the contents of these papers by referring to one or two of them.

You know, sir, that the princely grant of lands and waters which comprised the province of Maryland, was given on the condition prescribed in the Charter, that the Lord Proprietary should in every year on Tuesday in Easter week yield and pay therefor the rental of "two Indian arrows of those parts." We are able to assure you to-night that at least the first year's rent was duly paid, for lying before you is the receipt of " W. Thomas, keeper of his ^lajesty's 12

Wardrobe," for two Indian Arrows " tendered and

left at and within the Castle of Windsor," for "one year's rent due to the King's Majesty" for "a territory or continent of land called Maryland," and dated on "Tuesday, the xxiiird day of April, 1633." For how many years the prompt payment of this rent continued we may not know, but we may pre-

sume that it was well kept up, because, fi'om the failure of the native population to appreciate the principle of public law, that the discovery of the fact of their existence, gave the discoverer a claim to all their possessions, it was many years before Indian arrows became scarce in Maryland. Ulti- mately, however, about the 4th of July, 1776, we know that this rent was docked. All that we pay now is the annual levy of $2.07 on every one hundred dollars worth of our property. Another paper of this collection, while not so

unique, is of more historical value. It is a copy in his own handwriting of the instructions given by Cecilius Calvert to the immigrants before the Ark and the Dove left the Isle of Wight. These Calvert papers, after much search and eifort, which will be more fully detailed by Mr. Mendes Cohen, were finally secured by a few of the members of this society, aided by some prominent citizens, and also, it is a great pleasure to add, with the gracious co-operation of several ladies who are with us to-nii>ht. 13

There is no need now to make special mention of the names of those for whom I speak, but I feel that I ought at least to say that, more than to anything else, we are indebted for the possession of these papers to the intelligent and persistent efforts of Mr. Cohen. He will not, in his account of them, say this for himself, and I therefore say it, because it ought to be said by some one. The circumstances warrant the mention of one other name in this connection. Always an interested member of this Society and in sympathy with its work, one of the last acts of his life was a gen- erous contribution to the fund for the purchase of these papers by Mr. T. Harrison Garrett. The acquisition of these Calvert papers and the interest manifested in them to-night, are an assurance that our State has reached the age of historic research. This, of course, is a development of a somewhat advanced period, for the forces of moral evolution will not produce the historic sentiment until there is a. history to be written. The conditions are—a story to be told, and also the appropriate time for telling it. Unlike the observation of material objects the atmosphere is cleared by distance, and the truth of history is better discerned as we get above and beyond the motives, the partialities and mists which obscure a closer view. These conditions, like experience and good wine, come oidy by age. There is no improved method of hastening 14 them, and we must wait until the State has a past. The process may be going on, but we can simply stand by while seed time is ripening into harvest. But when the times have ripened for the pen of the historian, and existing conditions have created the want, the same forces which created the conditions will supply the want. Almost exactly two hundred years from the date of the charter had passed before the full period for writing the history of Maryland came, and then the great pen of McMahon was applied to the task. Bozman's Introduction to a History of Maryland had appeared in 1811, and G-riffith's Sketches of the Early History of Maryland in 1821, but the publication of McMahon 's lirst volume in 1831 may be taken, I think, as the well marked beginning of the period of historic research in Maryland. While that work was the evidence of a growth, it at the same time stimulated the growth. The presentation to the State of the manuscript of Bozman's history and its publication followed in 1834; then came the Act of 1835 for the rescue, arrangement and preservation of the State papers and documents. The Maryland Historical Society was incorporated in 1844 ; another Act looking to the preservation of

the records was passed in 1847 ; in 1849 McSherry's History appeared, and in 1855 the " Day Star " by Mr. Davis. In 1858 an Act was passed for the procurement of copies of important papers from 15 foreign repositories, and the report and calendar of Dr. Alexander followed in 1860. In 1867 important historical features were added to the Land

Office ; in the same year Terra Mariae, by Mr.

Edward D. Neill, was published ; Scharf's History appeared in 1879, and the History of a Palatinate, by Dr. Wm. Hand Browne, in 1884. Many other incidents, as well as numerous monographs, which cannot now be referred to, have marked the period mentioned. The time had indeed come, but when the thought of the State turned to the history of the State, the inquiry was, what are the records? and (more difficult to answer), where are they? The archives have a history as well as the State, but though the acquisition of these papers is part of it, the full stor}^ cannot be told to-night. Maryland has probably always possessed a more complete collection of State papers than any other of the orio-inal States, and the State has always manifested as great an interest in their preservation as perhaps could well be expected. But we seldom find the instinct of the historian united with official position, and there never has been by the State a sufficiently w^ell directed effort for the collection and preservation of its archives. They have passed through the perils of new government, of war and insurrection ; of removal, waste and neglect; of mould, fire and private spoliation.

Very much, however, has survived ; much that had 16 nearly gone has been rescued, and means have been found to supply from other sources much that has been lost. A valuable work was performed by Mr. David Ridgely, State Librarian, under the Act of 1835, in collecting and arranging State papers and documents, but the Act unfortunately provided that after collection and repair they should be returned to the various public offices, from their exposure in

which the effort had been to rescue them ; and when looked for, in later years, many that Mr. Ridgely had noted could no longer be found. Immediately upon the formation of this Society it directed its attention to the collection and safety of the State papers, and in 1847 procured the passage of a resolution by the General Assembly to this end. This resolution authorized the Gov- ernor to transfer to this Society all original papers, documents and records relating to the history of Maryland prior to the close of the Revolutionary war, which it was not necessary should be kept at the seat of Government. The first part of this resolution was full of promise and looked like a liberal transfer, but there was a string tied to the papers in the shape of a retractive proviso. Under the operation of the proA'iso there was very little left to be transferred except such documents as were in duplicate, or in such a condition of "apparent or manifest decay" as that thev miii'ht be " advan- 17 tageouslv deposited with the said Historical Soci- ety." The Society thankfully received the records that were in a state of " manifest decay" and, as far as it was possible to do so, reverently restored them to a state of convalescence. By the Act of 1858, the Governor was authorized to appoint some person to procure copies of all papers and documents af value relating to the provincial history, which were to be found in the Colo- nial Office in London, in the library of Zion College, and in the archives of the Propaganda at Rome. Dr. Alexander, who was appointed under this Act, very properly thought that before he began to coi)y it was important to know what the State already possessed, and accordingly, with the assistance of

Dr. Ethan Allen, he prepared the first volume of a

Calendar of State papers which is now in the library of this Society. But before the preliminary work was completed the appropriation was exhausted, and the hand of the type-writer has not yet gar- nered the sheaves in question. The importance of the State papers was, again, most earnestly pressed upon the Constitutional Convention of 1867, by the late Mr. George L. L, Davis, and through his etforts a clause was inserted

in the Constitution, making it the duty of the Com- missioner of the Land Office to collect, arrange and classify the papers, records, relics and other memo-

rials connected with the early history of ^laryland. 3 18

This Society at length, in the passage of the Act of Assembly of 1882, accomplished what had been a cherished pm*pose ever since its organization, namely, the transfer into its custody of all the records, archives and ancient documents of the Province and State prior to the acknowledgment of the independence of the United States by Great Britain, on the condition that they should be safely kept, properly arranged and catalogued, and that the Society should edit and publish such of them as w^ere of historical importance, the State reserving its ownership, and providing for the free access to these papers of all its citizens. The State at last had appreciated the fact that it had no agency of its own suitable for the work of collecting, assorting and preserving these papers. Then began the reclamation of State papers from all conceivable, as well as inconceivable repositories. The search went through places where they ought to have been, and were not, and places where they should not have been, but were. Under the authority of this Act, and through previous efforts, the cellars, the lofts, the forgotten cupboards, the woodhouse of the Treasury and the dome of the

State House, as well as the public offices, all gave up their historic treasures, and at last, so far, at least, as those possessed by the State are concerned, we are able to answer the inquiry, where are the records? They are in the iron vault of this Society 19

— the Home for Aged Papers — protected from exposure and neglect, secm-e against the hand of the spoiler, and safe from the depredations of the autograph fiend.

This Society is faithfully and gladly discharging the conditions upon which it was made the reposi- tory of these papers, and is now solving the problem of what the records are. The accumulations of a hundred and fifty years, including about 10,000 separate papers, thus came into its hands. All are being properly assorted and catalogued, with due reference to subject matter and chronological order, and, with infinite labor, the worn papers, the faded writing, the contracted hand, the long disused abbreviations, and the long since obsolete terms, are being deciphered and the entire text transcribed. Five volumes of the archives, under the scholarly supervision of Dr. Browne, have been published. Towards the expense of this work the State has made a moderate but inadequate appropriation. Much of the necessary service is gratuitous, while important gaps in the records have been filled from the collections of this Society, and by material gathered abroad at its expense. This Act of 1882, from

a historical standpoint, is the most important event that has j^et transpired. It not only secured the safety of our State papers, but, through the agency of this Society, it is working out a full disclosure of their contents. To a 20 certain degree, in their past condition, they have been as if written in an nnknown tono'ue.

This Act, also, is leading up to a new, a more accurate and complete history of the State. The histories of Maryland heretofore written have been well done in view of the broken record and the difficulty of mining the material at command. But a new history of the State has been begun, and will appear in due season.

We may not know by whom it will be finished, nor whose name will be upon the title page as its author, but this Society has begun the work. It is now making accessible and capable of use the large

stores which have been preserved ; it is replacing much that has been lost, and with an eye quick for the search, and a hand ready to reach, it is looking- for further historical riches in foreign repositories not yet explored. In thus prei^aring ready to his hand all materials, and in doing for the future author the most dreary and laborious part of his work, this Society is contributing its important part toward the new history of the State. It has assumed that portion of the task, which, as McMahon well said, "if inflicted as a punishment, would be intolerable."

Such, sir, is part of the work now being done by this Society, and it is in recognition of its active zeal, and of the service it is rendering the State, that we desire to place in its possession these Cal- 21 vert Papers. They begin the story of our people at a period earlier than the landing at St. Mary's. They had already opened the record when Leonard Calvert set up the cross on St. Clement's, and in the name of his brother, took possession of his unexplored kingdom of forest and river and bay. They have been singularly preserved through the casualties of two hundred and fifty years. The Barons of Baltimore, each in his turn, have played their almost royal parts, and the baronetcy itself has been extinct for more than a century. Eight generations, full of life and high impulse, have wrought their mission, and passed on. The first seat of government has disappeared, and not even its ruins now mark the spot where the early legisla- tors assembled. From the little colony has grown a great State, superb in its fi'ee institutions, and the home of a million noble people. These parchments have survived through all these changes, and, by the force of association, they fill this hall to-night with voices and faces from the weird and majestic past, and stamp again with the vividness of real life, acts and events which were fading into shadow and tradition.

With all their rich associations and historic value, I now have the honor to present them to you as the representative of the Maryland Histori- cal Society, and, as I do so, it is with the thought that they are part of the muniments of our goodly :

-70 heritage of civil and religious liberty—part of the evidences of our title to all that is great and honorable in our past.

Address of Hon. John H. B. Latrobe.

Upon the conclusion of the address of Colonel Ritchie, the President, Hon. John H. B. Latrobe, said:

I gratefully acknowledge, Mr. Ritchie, on behalf of the Maryland Historical Societ}^, the valuable addition to its archives of the "Calvert Papers," which the generosity and public spirit of some of our fellow citizens have enabled it to secure. To go now into more formal or extended remarks would consume time which may better be given to some matters immediately connected with the papers referred to.

Address of Mr. Mendes Cohen.

Mr. Mendes Cohen, Chairman of the Committee on the Calvert Papers, then addressed the meeting, as follows

Mr. President., Ladies and Gentlemen.,—

In the distribution of the duties of this occasion, it devolves upon me to tell you something in regard : . ;

23 to the finding of these papers. I cannot do so, however, without mentioning the name of one of our departed members, taken from among us in the midst of his usefulness more than twenty years ago one well known to the older members of the Society and to his fellow citizens generally, as a gentleman of the highest scientiiic and scholarly attainments.

I refer to the late John Henry Alexander, LL. D. Dr. Alexander, amongst numerous other literary and scientific works, jn-epared an "Index to the calendar of Maryland State papers," compiled under his own direction by authority of an Act of the Leg- islature (January session, 1858, Chapter 27) In the preface to this Index which bears date Easter Monday, 1861, speaking of the collections of Maryland documents in the British Museum, he records "Many years ago, these possessions of the British Museum might have been increased, and with objects of great interest. In the autumn of 1839, there were lying in one of its rooms, on the ground floor, two considerable chests marked Calvert

Papers, which I myself observed with much interest; but presuming that they were an acquisition of the establishment, and would be shortly examined and reported upon thoroughly, or at least be there- after forever accessible, I made no particular in(pury about them at the moment. It appears that this presumption was erroneous, and upon a diligent 24 research instituted recently—under tlie disadvan- tnue. to be sure, of there being not a single person left now in the employment of the institution, who was connected then witli tlie particular branch of its service to which l^elongs the receipt and custody of siicli things, until they are handed over to be placed in their proper receptacles—no further intel- ligence could be obtained about them, and no other conclusion arrived at than that, when seen they were merely in transitu^ having been probably offered by some party possessing them, but at such a price as precluded their purchase. However this may have been, the mischance is very much to be regretted."

It was mv o-ood fortune to know Dr. Alexander from my early youth. I was a student of engineer- ing; he, the accomplished scientist and mathematician, the intimate friend of an uncle who stood to me /// loco i)are}itis^ was pleased on this account to take iimcli interest in the progress of my studies, and subse([uently in my })rofessional career. T learned to respect the thoroughness with which Dr. Alexander pursued every investigation; the careful accuracy of his observation and the precision

with which he noted results. 1 did not then know how rare were the qualities that I admired in him,

nor how great was the privilege which I enjoyed

in my intercourse with him ; but I have realized it

since, and it is to me a great pleasure to say that we 25 primarily owe our acquisition of these paj^ers to Dr. Alexander's careful methods—tor I do not think that the search would have been thought of, as it would certainly not have been undertaken by me, but for that record of a failure to iind wliat he believed to have existed a few years before.

On reading that account for the first time and knowing something of the way which English people have of preserving written documents, I tliought the chances were strongly in favor of Dr. Alexan- der's theory, and that the papers had gone l)ack to the attic cin-ner whence they had emerged foi- tlieir

visit to the British Museum, and I ])romis(Ml myself the pleasure of searching them out as soon as opportunity permitted me a visit to England.

In the meantime it chanced that, as corres})ond-

ing secretary of this Society, I was in communication with ^Ir. A\'inslow Jones of Exmouth. Eng- land, a gentleman interested in matters bearing u])on our history, and who has contril)iited to our collection some interesting notes in regard to the

early (-alverts. T ventured to ask his interest and

co-operation in a search for the lost ])a|)ers. He readily gave his assistance and througli an iiKpiiry made by him in Notes and Queries, infoi-matioii was elicited which led to our being convinced that a large mass of the Colonial Papers and corresixtiid-

ence was still in existence and in the possession of

Col. F. H. Harford, a retired (»ffic(M- of tlie Hritisli 4 —

Army, and a dcsceiulant of the last Lord Baltimore. Some months later Mr. Jones was permitted to see tiiese papers at Ct)l. Harford's seat, Down Place, near Windsor, and in May, 1887, he writes me :

" I finislied on yesterday the examination of the deeds and i);ip(*rs at Down Place "They were in ntter confusion, in one very large chest, and not in the two in which they were originally ke]it, without any arrangement and mixed u]) with family papers unconnected with the Province, and \ ei-y many of ])oth sets without endorsement, but tli(\v are all now arranged and for the most j)art mai'kcd ''The chest has for some years been in an old Orangery, now used as a potting house and for garden purposes, and some signs of damp are on a few of the pa])ers, so that if the chest should remain foi' sonu> years longer in its present place, tlie papers may be seriously injured."

It is needless to recount our unsuccessful efforts to negotiate with the owners by a correspondence which extended over a year or more. Wo could neitlier learn the date of a single paper in the collection iioi- the price at which any or all of them would be transferred to the Society. During the summer of 1887, Mr. D. R. Randall, of Aiiiia|)olis, a corresjioiiding inenilxM" of this So- ciety, being in London, was asked to call to see the j)apers wliicli had l)v this time boon i-cnioved from 27

Down Place to the custody of Col. Harford's solicitors in London. He did so, and was shown such of the collection as had then reached London. He was informed by the solicitors that some of the i:>apers were still at Down Place, partly in the house and partly buried in a field adjoining-. The papers referred to as being then in the house at Down Place, are said to have been brought shortly there- after to London and to be included in our aggrega- tion, but in regard to the buried papers the solicitors write: "We fear that they are lost beyond hope of recovery, as we understand from our client that they were buried some years ago by his gar- deners in order to get rid of what at the time was supposed to be useless."

iVt this stage it began to look as if the story of the Sibylline books might be repeated to our irremediable loss, and we felt corresj^ondingly anxi- ous to secure the existing remainder before any further diminution should befall them. It was evident that some one familiar with the Maryland Archives must be sent to London, to rep(n*t speci- fically as to the historical value of the find and to act as our agent. The most suitable person available was Mr. J. W. M. Lee, the Society's librarian. The late Mr. T. Harrison Garrett, in whose service Mr. Lee was then engaged, readily consented to spare him for the purpose. Mr. Lee sailed for England A])ril 28

14tli last. Tie reacluMl T.niuloii on tlie 21st, and lost no time after his ,Mrri\al in oxaminino' tlic

])ai)(.'rs at the otfico of Col. HarfonTs solicitors, whoro it was stated to Mr. Lee. that all the papers known to he in existence were then collected. We were infornuMl h_v eacli mail of tlio jtrogress of his in\-esti,Liation. and in time, of the price placed ui)on theni and of his estimate of their value. An aureement was arri^'ed at without delay, and ^Ir. Lee was cabled to close the i)urchase which was at once effected through the medium of Messrs. R(>bert Garrett & Sons, who acted as our bankers, and advanced the necessary funds. Through the liberal subscription of the ladies and gentlemen who have just i)resented the collection to the Society, sufficient funds were raised to defray the expenses of the mission as well as the cost of the collection and its transfer to your fire- proof \ault. where it was safely placed on the evening of June nth, 1888.

There still remain for us the questions:

1st. Are these [)a[)ers in whole or in part those which were contained in the two boxes seen bv Dr. Alexander in the British Museum in 1839? 2d. What means the statement about the buried ch(>st ?

in i-egard to the tirst question it must be stated that our information is very meagre. We have not been able as vet. clearlv to establish a con- 29

nectioii between the papers we now possess and the supposed contents of the boxes seen in 1839; nor has our agent, Mr. Lee, given us any information throwing light on the subject.

Xevertheless, I believe them to be the same. It is somewhat curious that whilst we in Maryland were wondering what could have become of these

missing papers ; at the very time, when in 1861, Dr. Alexander was printing the document which records the facts that have led to the renewal of the search, our sister State, Virginia, in a search for evidence bearing upon the question of the boun dary between Virginia and Maryland, should have developed and recorded the fact of the then present existence of the papers which we now have before us. In March, 1860, the General Assembly of Vir- ginia adopted a resolution " authorizing and re- questing the Governor, if he should deem it expedient, to send to England a competent agent to

obtain from thence all record and documentary evidence tending to ascertain and establish the true lines of boundary between A^irginia and the States of Xorth Carolina, Tennessee and Maryland." Col. A. W. McDonald was commissioned as such

agent, and proceeded to London, where lie an'i\ ed

June 20, 18()0. In liis re])ort to (io\(M-nor Letclier,

dated Fel)i'uary 2d, 1861, he states: " I sought out the representative of the Baltimore family, and tinally discovered him a ])risoner for debt in the 30

Queen's Bench prison, to wliicli some twelve years since lie had been transferred from the Fleet prison.

',\f\ov having been there confined for more than ciiilit years. I obtained an interview with this gen-

tleman ; informed him of the object of my visit,

wliicli he appeared entirely willing to promote, and learned from him. after most minute inquiry, tliat th(> original charter had never come into his hands with the other family pa])ers wJdch had; that he had never seen it; never heard of it as being in the

hands of any other person ; and that he verily believed said original charter to 1)0 utterly lost or destroyed."

Shortly after our discovery of the papers my attention was tirst called to this record by our fellow- mend^er, Mr. Henry F. Thompson. It had there- tofore seemingly escai)ed the notice of those interested in the Maryland Archives, as it certainly had my own. a fact which I can only account for by reason of Col, McDonald's report having been made just at the breaking out of our late civil war. at a period when all attention was concentrated ui)on the stirring events so rapidly succeeding each other almost before the eyes of many of us—a time when, in fact, our peoi)le were engaged in making History not ill studying it.

l*'roin this report of Col. McDonald, it will be seen that the then representative of the Cahci'ts had been in |)risoii for debt for at least twenty 31 years, or certainly since 1840, possibly from a somewhat earlier date. As it was only in 1839 that Dr.

Alexander saw the chests, it would seem possible that the then representative of the family had offered them to the Museum before going to prison, either for sale or for safe keeping, and that tlie Museum declining to take them, they remained in the possession of the family during his imprison- ment, and subsequently until our acquisition of them. If this be the case, as I have no doubt it is, it will only be necessary to obtain from the present representative of the family, or his solicitors, the facts doubtless in their possession to establish tlic identity of the papers before us with those in the missing boxes. ^ow, as to the story of the burial of a chest of papers. When that statement first reached me, I supposed that it might be a myth, due to the fact that when ]\Ir. Jones found the chest of papers at

Down l^lace, it was in an out-building—a potting- house—and may have been half-buried in the mould and debris of the gardener's work-shop. Mr. Lee was re([uested to make particular inipiiry on this point, and to go, if necessary, to Down Place to ascertain the facts. This he did. He saw l)oth (A)lonel and Mrs. Harford at their lionie. but could obtain from them no information more precise than that Colonel Harford had a few years before given authority to his y-ardcners to burv a box of tin* 32 papers, which were luucli in tlio way. T\w gar- doiicr tt) wliom tliis autliority was given, was no h>ngvr in Colonel Harford's service when Mr. Lee was at Down Place, and Mr. Lee reports that Colonel Harford did not know the place of hnrial. nor e\('n if the authority to hury was ever availed of. The pa])ers we have are so coni])lete in some particulars, whilst lacking in others wliere we are pretty sure that the proprietors had received full reports from the Colony, that we cannot but feel that the chest supposed to have been buried may well have contained just what we find wanting.

^'ou ha\ e thus had a history of all we know, as yet, regarding these papers, and their re-discovery. It will devolve ui)on others to describe to you their interesting character and contents.

In conclusion, I will only express the hope that some of our members, hereafter visiting Eni>-land, will be sutficiently interested to investigate the

({uestions still left open, whilst there remains a chance of tinding those ca[)able of answering them, thus completing and i)erfecting for our State a

record of h(>r early history, perhaps unequalled by that of any other of the thirteen colonies.

Addkess uf Dr. W illia.m 11 and Browne.

Dr. William Hand Browne, followed Mi-.

Coiii:n. with the r(\adinii" <>f extracts frttm some of 33 the recently acquired papers, and with some introductory and explanatory remarks, as follows:

As you have heard the story of the discovery

and acquisition of the Calvert Papers, it remains to give you the briefest possible account of what they are.

They consist of nearly 1,()()() documents, on paper and parchment, all in admirable preservation, rang- ing from the reigns of Henry VIII and Elizabeth, down to the second half of the last century. The most ancient document relating to Mary- land is Cecilius Calvert's Instructions to the First

Colonists, of which I shall speak more at large presently. We have the Conditions of Plantation of 1640 ; a series of Council- Books and of the Journals of the Upper and Lower Houses of Assem-

bly, filling many gaps in our collections ; also copies of laws transmitted to the proprietary for liis assent. We have grants of land and rent-rolls of the various counties from 1640 to 1761.

Here also is a great mass of documents illustrat- ing every phase of the boundary dispute between Maryland and Pennsylvania, from the granting of the latter coh^ny to the completion of Mason and Dixon's survey in 1768, with the maps submitted in the process of the suit; among which l.-ist are Mason and Dixon's own map, and a copy on vellum of the famous forged map on which Cn])c Hoiil(>])en 34 was misplaced, so tlint the southern boundary of Dehnwarc was run some twenty miles soutli of the line agreed upon. We have a collection of receipts for the Indian arrows which the Proprietary was bound by his charter to tender every year at Windsor Castle; and amonu" these the very first, of the date of 1633. We have some twenty documents, all new to us, relating- to Avalon ; of which one is an inspeximus of the Charter in 1634, authenticated by the Great Seal of England. There are also several hundred letters from the Proprietaries, the governors, and other persons of consequence ; and many private letters of great interest, some of which throw curious light u})on the obscure beginnings of the colony. The heraldic and genealogical parchments are curious and attractive. Among them we have the original patent of nobility creating George Calvert first Baron of Baltimore; a beautiful piece of calligraphy and illumination, bearing the Great

Seal of James I, and a miniature of that monarch. There are also several other heraldic scrolls, richly blazoned, relating to the Calverts and other families. There are impressions of the Great Seals

of Kngland, from Elizabeth to George III : the

Great Seals of Maryland, Virginia and New York ; the seals of several kings-at-arms, and others of

less interest. 3o

I am aware that all this is little more than a very- imperfect fragment of catalog-uing, neither complete nor entertaining; but under the circumstances it cannot be helped. The importance of many of these papers could only be made clear by an introductory explanation of the omissions they supply, the errors they rectify, or the obscurities on which they throw light. Others of less striking interest, are valuable as serving to fill gaps in a series which is now, I believe, more continuous than any of the colonial archives. But for this evening I have preferred to dip here and there into the mass for fragments, in themselves curious and interesting, which will require the least amount of preface.

The first paper I shall bring to your notice is

remarkable in two respects : It is absolutely the most ancient Maryland document known to be in existence (for although the charter is older, of that we have only official copies of later date); and it is also remarkable as clearly showing tlu' intentions of the Proprietary with respect to religious toleration. You are all aware that there has been much idle discussion about this matter, many imperfectly informed persons dating Maryland toleration from the Act of 1649. We have now proof that this was from the first the purpose of the founder of Mary-

land ; and that the Act of 1649 only formulated the policy which had i-uled in the province from its very beginning. 36

The Ark niid tlie Dove left Gravesend on October

LStli, 1()33, and proceeded to the Isle of Wight, where thevtook on board Fathers White and iVltham, and some others, and lay there until Noveml)er 30th. Just before their sailing a copy of instructions from the Proprietary was sent to Leonard Calvert and Messrs. IL-nvley and Cornwaleys, the heads of the expedition, containing precepts for their gov- ernance during the voyage and on their arrival.

This paper is in Cecilius' handwriting, and fi'om the interlineations and erasures is evidently the draft from whicli a fair copy was afterwards made.

[See No. 1.]

The next paper is a report by Go^'ernor Leonard Calvert of the circumstances attending the reduc- tion of Kent Island—or rather of the trading post upon that island — in February, 1638. Two or three of the leading men at tliis post, which had been established for the purpose of trade with the Tiulians, by a firm of London merchants who had no grant of land from any source and whose representatives on the island were simply squatters —these leaders undertook to hold out against Bal- timore's authority, so tliat lie had either to tlirow

up his charter, or compel them to acknowledge it.

[See No. 9.]

The next paper is a long letter written in Novem- ber, 1642, by ( 'ecilius to Leonard. We have scarcely 37

any writings from Cecilius except such as are of a purely formal character, and it is pleasant to find him here in confidential communication with his brother.

The whole tone of the letter is aifectionate,

though the extract which I shall read is one in Mdiich he takes Leonard sharply to task for disobe- dience of orders in granting land to certain parties contrary to his brother's express prohibition.

[See No. 12.]

The next is a very long letter written by Charles,

son of Cecilius and governor of the Province, to his

father in April, 1672. It is full of curious and

interesting details about matters in Maryland ; but the time will not allow me to read more than a few

sentences about the interchange of gifts between father and son. [See No. 14.]

The last paper which I shall read is a holograph letter from William Penn to some Marylanders near the head of the bay. Notwithstanding the enormous size of the grant he had received, Penn

cast longing eyes upon the Chesai)eake, and was all

his life trying to extend his boundary southward at Maryland's expense. Shortly after his cliarlcr liml

been signed, he wrote to Charles, Lord Baltimore,

a letter full of friendly [)rofessions, asking and promising neighborly comity, and desiring that 38

tlioir (•(ni(liu-t toward each other might be regulated by the simple rule, " do as thou wouldst be done to/' His next step was to write a characteristic

letter to llerrmau and other influential Mary- landers in the north of the province, to induce them, partly by fair words, and partly by veiled

threats, to revolt against Baltimore's authority.

This letter I shall read. The original, as I said,

is entirely in Penn's handwriting, and bears his seal as well as Ilerrman's indorsement.

[See No. 19.]

Among other interesting documents exhibited at the meeting, were the following:

Exemplification of the Arms of Sir George Calvert.

To All And Singvlar As well Nobles, and gendes as others to

whom theis presents shall come Sir Richard St. George Knight Norroy Kinge of Arms of the North parts of the Realme of Eng- land from the Riuer of Trent Northward send greetinge. Foras-

much as auntiently from the beginninge the virtuous and worthy

actes of excellent persons haue bene commended to the World, with sundry monuments and Remembraunces of their good deserts

amongest which the cheifest and mostusuall haue bene the bearinge

of Signes and tokens in Sheilds, called Arnies which are evident

demonstracons and Testimonyes of proues & valour dyuersly dis-

tributed accordinge to the (pialitie and deserts of the persons

nierrittinge the same, which order as it was prudently deuised to

stirr vp and enflame the harts of men to the Imitacon of Virtue,

even soe hath the same bene, and yet is contyuued to the intent

that such as haue done Commendable Service to their Prince and

Countrey cither in warre or in peace, may therefore receiue due 39 honor in their owne Lyues and also deriue and contynue the same successiuely to their posterity for euer. Amongest wliich nomher for that I fynd the right Honourable Sir George Caluert Knight one of his Maiesties principall Secretaryes of State and his auncestors to haue recided in the North parts of this Kingdome. and not only to haue lined their in the Ranke and reputaeon of gent: and bene bearers of such badges and Ensijines of honor amongest

vs, but further haue seene an exact collection made by Mr.

Richard Verstegan an Antiquarie in Antwarpe sent ouer this last of March 1622, by which it appeareth that the said Sir George is

descended of a Noble and auntient familie of that Surname in

the Earldome of flanders where they have lined long in great

Honor, and haue had great possessions, their principall and aun-

tient Seate being at Warvickoe in the said Province, And that in

theis later tymes two brethren of that surname vid : Jaques Cal-

vert Lord of Seuere two leagues from Gaunt remayned in the Netherland broyles on the side of the Kinge of Spayne and hath

a Sonne who at this present is in honourable place and office in

the Parliament Courte at Macklyn, And Leuinus Caluert the other brother tooke parte with the States of Holland and was by

them ymployed as their Agent with Henry the fourth late Kinge

of Fraunce, which Leuinus Caluert left a sonne in France whom the foresaid Kinge entertayned as a gentleman of his bed chamber.

And further it is testefied by the said Mr. Verstegan that the

proper Armes belonging to the Familie of the Caluerts is, or,

three martletts Sables with this Creast vizt the vpper parte or

halues of two Launces the bandroll of the first Sables and the

second, or. Nowe forasmuch as I have been required by the said Sir George Caluert Knight to make a true declaracon of what I haue seene concerninge the worthynes of his auucestoj-s that it

maye remayne to posterity from whence they orriginaily descended

as also that at this instant their is three of that Surname and

lyniage lyvinge in three seuerail countryes beinge all men of great emenency and honourable ynqjloyment in the State where they 4(1

line, which otherwayes by a generall neclect might in future tyme

be forgotten and the honor of their auncestors buried in obliuion. And withall for a further nianifestacGii and memoriall of the

faniilie from wlience he is descended. The said >Sir George Caluert

is likewise desirous to add some parte of those honourable badges and ensignes of honor which descend vpon him from his aunces-

toi"s their to those wliich lie and his predecessors haue formerly

borne here since their comminge into England. The premisses

considered I the said Norroy Kinge of Armes haue thought fitt

not (inly to puhlislie by the declaracon what hath come to my

hands and Knowledge concerninge the honor of this w'orthy

faniilie but also to add to the Coate of Armes which they haue

borne here in England beinge paley of Sixe peices, or and Sables

a bend counterchanged this Creast ensuinge Vizt : the vpper parte

of two halfe Launces or, with bandrolls there to appendinge the

one or the other Sables standinge in a Ducall Crowne gules as

more playnly appeareth depicted in the margent and is the aun-

tient Creast descended vnto him from his auncestors, The which

Coate and Creast I the said Norroy Kinge of Armes doe ratifie, ajijiroue and contirme vnto the said Sir George Caluert Knight

and the yssue of his body foreuer bearinge their due and lawfull

difterences accordinge to the lawe of Armes in that case prouided.

In witnes whereof I the said Sir Richard St. George Knight Norroy Kinge of Armes haue hereto put my hand and Seale of my office this third Daye of December 1622. In the yeare of the Raigne of our Soueraigne Lord James by the grace of God Kinge of England France, and Ireland Dcfeiidor of the fayth

&c. the Twentitli, And of Scotland the flyftie and sixe.

Rd : St. George Norroy. 41

Letters Patent

Under the Great Seal of England, to Sir George Calvert, creating

him Baron Baltimore of Baltimore in the Kingdom of Ireland.

The entire space upon tlie parchment occupied by the Patent is about twenty-six inches in width, by seventeen inches in height. Of this space about eight and three-fourth inches in width by seven and one-half inches in height at the upper left hand corner (the dexter canton) is occupied by the initial letter J. The background of this part is black, but tas- sellated jaerspectively at the bottom in squares of black and white en- riched witli gold scrolled work—the whole edged with a plain gold band about one-eighth of an inch wide. The letter J is of blue, edged and l)eau- tifuUy knotted with gold. The letter proper occupies but two sides of the square, and its foot runs into the mouth of the Dragon of tlie Tudors

(tricked as a wyvern, vert, heightened witii gold, and enflamed at the mouth, legged gules), which faces to the sinister and occupies the entire foot of the canton. In the open space between the initial proper and the dragon is the portrait of KiiSTG James the First, three-quarters profile, facing to the sinister, sitting upon his throne, clad in a red mantle, doubled ermine, the small clothes and hose of white silk, with gold rosettes

and trimmings (the right knee only showing ; the Garter does not appear).

He is crowned imperially, and wears the ColXiAR and George; in his right liand he holds a golden sceptre surmounted by a fleur de lis, in his

left the orb. The throne is of gold ; and behind it is a curtain of deep violet colour.

From this initial letter there runs a bordure of the width of about three and one-half inches along the top and down the left edge of the whole design ; and also from the initial letter down the right edge—thus forming three sides of the entire work (the fourth side—the foot—being folded over and fastened down with the cords of the Great Seal which is affixed directly beneath the centre, jaendent by a metallic cord passed in and out several times and sufiiciently long to leave the Seal entirely clear of the parchment itself). This bordure is also edged in plain gold about one- eighth of an inch wide, and is beautifully ornamented witli scrolls, urns, grotesques, and flowers, in gold and colours minutely detailed and skillfully done. The words "Jacobus Dei gratia Angliae" (except the initial J already referred to) are large ;;nd done in gold upon a blue stripe of 6 — — — —A

42 the width of about one and one eighth inches, extending from the initial letter across to tlie bonhn-e on the right. All the lettering is in the usual Court hand, evenly and nicely done, and in black, save as above noted. On the upper strip of the bordure are three Heraldic trickings, viz: (1)— (dexter, and close to the initial letter) The crest of England [— lion gardant Or, imperially crowned, tail extended, statant upon an imperial crown gold, jewelled proper, the cap red, turned ermine]—all in front of a large escallop shell ribbed and shaded in blue. (2) {sinister, and at the extreme right hand ui)per corner of the entire work) The crest of Scotland [ —A lion affronts gules, crowned imperially Or, in the dexter

sinister, paw a sceptre erect, surmounted by a fleur de lis gold ; in the a sword azure, erect also, hilted and handled also of gold : sedant upon an imperial crown of gold, jewelled proper, the cap red, turned ermine] —all in front of a large escallop shell ribbed and shaded in blue, as before. (3)

{centre, and halfway between the two crests) The Royal Atchievement

[ The Royal Arms, temp Jac. i, but not as ordinarily tricked, thus: quarterly grand quarters : i and iv, quarterly 1 and 4 England, gules 3 lions passant gardant in pale Or; 2 and 3 France, azure 3 fleur de lis 2 and tressure, flory 1, Or : ii Scotland, Or a lion rampant, within a double counter flory, gules: iii Ireland, azure a harp Or, stringed silver—All witliin the Garter (dark blue with gold edges, buckle, and champet of gold, the letters Roman and gold also), the intervening space of red, ornamented with gold scroll work spreading out behind the Garter. Above is the imperial crown, of gold, the cap red, turned ermine. The supporters are {dexter) for England: a lion gardant (rampant against the Garter), Or, langued and armed gules, imperially crowned gold, the cap red : {sinister) for Scotland, a unicorn (salient against the Garter), sable, armed, crined, unguled, gorged with a marquis' coronet, therefrom a eliain reflexed over the back and ter- minating between the hind feet in an annulet, Or. Behind the dexter supporter are represented red and pink roses (but no white ones) with golden centres, growing from green stalks leaved proper, etc. ; behind the sinister supporter,

green thistles with Rowers purpure, growing from green stalks, thorned, and leaved green, etc.—The whole Atchievement standing upon a greensward coloured naturally and arranged perspectively]

It will be seen, by any one at all familiar with English coat-armour, that

these tlircc trickings depart consideral)ly from the official blazon —notably

(1) in placing England before France in the quartering, (2) in tricking the

unicorn sable instead of argent, (3) in gorging the unicorn with a marquis' coro-

net instead of the royal crown, and (4) in transposing tlie sceptre and sword 43

in the paws of the lion upon the Scottish crest. In the blazon above given exactness of detail has been sought, rather than mere technicality of terms.

The Great Seal affixed is that of England, temporis Jacobi primi, in very dark green wax ; it is in a fair state of preservation, but somewhat

flattened ; and the upper part is gone entirely. What is left of it is easily to be identified by comparison with other known examples of this Seal.

scode ffrancie et Hi- 3acobu9 H)ei ovntia HnciHa:* i bernie Rex tidei defeufor etc., ilrCl)lCpi5C0pi8 Ducibus Marchi- onibus Comitibus Vicecomitibus Epifcopis Baronibus Militib 3 I

Prepofitis liberis hominibus ac omnibus Officiarijs Miniftris et

Subiectis noftris quibufcunque ad quos prefentes litere pervenerint

Salutem. (CUITI eminens | Nobilium numerus Regi fidelium et de

Republica benemerentium sit Regni decor et fulcimentum ac gratia favoris amplioris ornentur hi merito in quibus uberioris | servitij studia contemplanuir quod nullo modo fieri poteft effica- cius quam honoribus rite diftribuendis ex quo non solum ipfi qui pari ad nobilitatem sint | evecti sed et alij etiam illorum exemplo spe incitati ad virtutis studium attendantur JlOS itaque in perfona dilecti et fidelis Confiliarij noftri Georgij Calvert perquam | militis morum gravitatem singulares animi dotes candoreni integ- ritatem et prudentiam et erga omnes benignitatem et urbanitatem

fide intime \ confiderantes. Necnon mente noftra recolentes quanto induftria et alacritate nobis infervivit tam in Regno noftro Hibernie quo propter negotia noftra ibidem graviffima maiorif- | que momenti non ita pridem specialiter miffus fuit quam in hoc Regno noftro Anglie perquam plures Annos precipue vero poftquam iuxta perfonam noftram in locum et honorem Confil- | iarij et principalis Secretarij noftri afcitus fuit. Volentefque Georgio vt favoris noftri Regij singulare aliquod signum prefato | et pofteris suis imperpetuum maneat ex quo non ipfe solum sed et alij etiam perfpiciant quanti apud nos sunt eiufdem Georgij fides ipfius virtutes et bene- et obfequia quantumque | defideramus merita remunerare Jpfum in Procerum dicti Regni noftri Hibernie numerum afcribendum decrevimus oftfltlS Iflltur quod nos de

noftra speciali ex scieiitia et niero motu noftris frratia Ac certa | prefatuiu Georgiuiii Calvert JNIiliteni ad statum gradura dignitatem et honoi-eni Baronis Baltimore de Baltimore infra Regnum

noftrum Hihernie ereximus pref'ecimus et creavimus I Jjjfumque Georgium Calvert Militem Baronem Baltimore de Baltimore predict' teuore prefentium erigimus preficimus et creamus, Eidem- que Georgio noiiien statum gradum stilum dignitatem titulum et honorem Baronis Baltimore de Baltimore impofuimus dedi- I mus et ])rebuimus, Ac per presentes imjionimus damus et prebemus,

<0(lOCUOUin et tenendum eadem nomen statum gradum stilum dignitatem titulum et Baltimore de Baltimore | honorem Baronis predict' prefato Georgio Calvert Militi et horodibu<; mafculis de Corpore suo exeuntibus imperpetuum. UofCUtCS et per prefentes concedentes pro nobis heredibus et Succefforibus noftris | quod predictus Georgius et beredes sui mafculi predicti nomen statum gradum stilum dignitatem titulum et honorem Baronis

Baltimore predict' succeffive de Baltimore | gerant et habeant et eorum quilibet gerat et habeat, et per nomen Baronis Baltimore de

Baltimore succeffive vocentur et nuncuj)entur et eorum quilibet vocetur et nuncupetur et Quodque idem Georgius I heredes sui mafculi predicti succeffive Barones Baltimore de Baltimore predict' in omnibus teneantur et vt Barones dicti Regni nostri

Hibernie tractentur et reputentur et eorum quilibet teneatur tractetur et reputetur, teneant et poffideant et | habeantque eorum quilibet habeat teneat et poffideat sedem locum et vocem in

Parliamentis et publicis Comitijs atque Confilijs noftris hcre- dum et Succeffor' nr' infra Regnum noftrum Hibernie inter | alios Barones vt Barones Parliamentorum et publicorum Comi- tiorum atque Confiliorum ibidem. Necnon dictus Georgius et heredes sui mafculi predicti gaudeant et vtantur et | eorum quilibet gaudeat ft vtatur per nomen liaronis Baltimore de Bal- timore omnibus et singulis talibus Juribus privilegijs prehemi- nencijs et innnunitatibus statui Baronis dicti Regni nostri |

Hibernie in onniibus rite et de iure pertinentibus quibus ceteri : :

Barones dicti Regni noftri Hibernie ante hec tempora melius honorificentius et quietius vfi sunt et gauifi seu in prefenti gaudent et vtuntur. TJofUlTlUS etittlTl et I per i)refentes concedimus prefato

Georgio quod habeat et habebit has literas noftras Patentes sub magno Sigillo noftro Anglie debito modo factas et sigillatas | abfque fine seu feodo magno vel parvo nobis in lianaperio noftro seu alibi ad vfum noftrum proinde quoque modo reddendo sol- vendo vel faciendo. (50 QUOb expreffa mentio de vero valore

annuo vel de | certitudine premifforum sive eorum alicuius aut de alijs donis sive Conceffionibus per nos seu per aliquem Progeni- torum sive Predecefforum noftrorum prefato Georgio ante hec tempora factis in prefentibus exiftit | minime facta aut aliquo Statuto

Actu Ordinacioue Provifione proclamatione sive reftrictione in contrarium inde antehac habit' fact' edit' ordinat' sive provis' aut aliqua alia re caufa vel matei'ia in aliquo | quacunque non ob- ftante. oR tClllUS rei teftimonium has literas noftras fieri fecimus Patentes. (t6St6 me ipfo apud Weftmonafterium decimo sexto die ffebruarij Anno Regni noftri Anglie ffrancie et Hibernie vi- |

cesimo secundo et Scocie quinquagesimo octauo :

per Breve de private Sigillo I£^mon^e6 Examinatur per Jo: Bemboive.

Translation.

JAMES, BY THE Grace of God, King of Engeaxd, Scot- land, France and Ireland, Defender of the Faith, Ac, to the Archbishops, Dukes, Marquises, Earls, Viscounts, Bishops, Barons,

Kniglits, Governors, freemen, and all our officers, ministers, and subjects whomsoever to whom the present letters shall come,

Greeting. Forasmuch as an eminent body of Nobility, fiiithful to the King and well-deserving of the State is the ornament and prop of a Kingdom, and those worthily are adorned with the grace of more ample favour in whom We behold the zeal of more abun- dant service which in no wise can be more effectually than by honours rightly distributed, whereby notonly they who are elevated 46 to nobility, but even others also, incited by their example with a like hope, may be drawn to a zeal for virtue. We therefore, nearly considering in the person of Our well-beloved and entirely faithful Councillor, George Calvert, Knight, gravity of manners, singular gifts of mind, candour, integrity, and ])rudence, and beniirnity and urbanity toward all men, and also reflecting in Our mind witli how great fidelity, diligence, and alacrity he has served

Us, both in Our Kingdom of Ireland, whither, not long ago he was specially sent upon Our most weighty and very important business there, as also in this Our Kingdom of England, through- out many years, but especially since he was advanced near our person to the place and honour of a Councillor and Our principal Secretary, and "Willing that some singular mark of Our Royal favour may remain unto the aforesaid George and unto his posterity forever, by which not only he, but Even others also may perceive how highly we prize the fidelity and obedience of the said George, and how much we desire to reward his virtues and merits. We have decreed Him to be inscribed among the number of the peers of Our said Kingdom of Ireland : Know Ye therefore that We, of Our especial grace, and of Our Sure Knowledge and mere motion, have exalted, preferred, and created the aforesaid George Calvert, Knight, unto the estate, degree, dignity and honour of Baron Baltimore of Baltimore within Our Kingdom of Ireland, and Him the same George Calvert Knight, by the tenor of these presents, We do exalt, prefer, and create Baron Balti- more of Baltimore aforesaid ; and upon the said George the name, estate, degree, style, dignity, title and honour of Baron Baltimore of Baltimore We have imposed, conferred, and bestowed, and by these presents do impose, confer, and bestow To Have and to hold the said name, estate, degree, style, dignity, title and honour of Baron Baltimore of Baltimore aforesaid unto the aforenamed

George Calvert, Knight, and to the heirs male of liis body issuing, forever : Willing, and by these presents granting, for Us, Our heirs and successors, that the aforesaid George and his heirs male 47 aforesaid, shall successively bear and have, and each one of them shall bear and have, the name, estate, degree, style, dignity, title, and honour of Baron Baltimore of Baltimore aforesaid, and successively shall be called and named, and each one of them shall be called and named, by the name of Baron Baltimore of Balti- moi-e : And that the said George and his heirs male aforesaid shall successively be held in all respects Barons Baltimore of Baltimore aforesaid, and as Barons of Our said Kingdom of Ireland shall be treated and reputed, and each one of them shall be held, treated, and reputed; and shall have, hold, and possess and each one of them shall have, hold and possess, seat, place, and voice in the Parliaments, public Assemblies, and Councils of Us, Our heirs and Successors within Our Kingdom of Ireland, among the other Barons, as Barons of Parliaments, public Assemblies, and

Councils there. And also that the said George, and his heirs male aforesaid, shall enjoy and use and each one of them shall enjoy and use, by the name of Baron Baltimore, all and Singular such Rights, privileges, pi'eeminences and inununities unto the estate of a Baron of our said Kingdom of Ireland in all things rightfully and lawfully appertaining, as the other Barons of Our said Kingdom of Ireland hei-etofore better, more honorably, and more peaceably have used and enjoyed, or at present enjoy and use. We will also, and by tliese presents do grant unto the aforenamed George that he have and shall have these Our letters Patent under Our Great Seal of England duly made and sealed, without fine or fee, great or small, to us into Our Hanaper or else- wliere to Our use therefor in any manner to be returned, paid or made, Inasmuch as express mention of the true yearly value, or

of the certainty of the premises, or of any of them ; or of other gifts or grants by Us or by any of Our Progenitors or Predecessors unto the aforenamed George heretofore made, doth not occur in these presents, any Statute, Act, Ordinance, Provision, Proclama- tion or restriction to the contrary thereto heretofore had, made, published, ordained or provided, or any other thing, cause, or 48 matter whatsoever in anywise notwithstanding. In testimony whereof these Our letters Patent We have caused to be made. Witness Myself at Westminster on the sixteenth day of Febru- ary in the year of our Reign of England, France, and Ireland, the twenty -second, and of Scotland the fifty-eighth. By Writ of the Privy Seal EDMONDES.

Will of Sir George Calvert Lord Baltimore dated 14.

Ap : 1632 AND proved on 21 of the same month in THE PREROGATIVE CoURT OF CANTERBURY.

In THE NAME OF GoD Amen I Sir George Caluert Knight

Lord Baltimore being ficke of bodie but well in minde doe hereby declare my last will, and Testament to be ffirst I doe bequeath my foule to God, and my bodie to the ground Item I doe bequeath my lands, goods, and Chattells of what nature foeuer to my eldest fonne Cicill Caluert either in England, or Ireland, and elsewhere Item I doe giue, and bequeath to my daughter Hellen

Caluert the fome of Twelue hundred pounds to be paied vnto hir out of the monyes remayninge in the hands of my Lord Cotting- ton, and S' William Ashton fieoffees for thofe monies to the vfe of my younger Children w"** fome I doe defire to be paied vnto hir within fixe monethes next after my death, And I doe bequeath the remainder of thofe monies in the ffeofFees hands aforemen- cdned (tliis laid porcun being deducted) to be equally deuided amongeft my three younger fonnes viz' Leonard, George, and Henry Caluert to be paied vnto them att theire feuerall ages of One, and Twenty refpectiuely. Item I doe giue, and bequeath to my youngeft sonne Phillipp Caluert the fome of three hundred pounds to be paied vnto him att the age of one, and Twenty, And for his educacdn and maintenance in tlie meane tyme I doe order and require my eldest sonne Cicell Caluert to take care, and be att the charge thereof. Item I doe give vnto my daughter Anne 49

Peafeley and my daughter Grace Talbot each of tlieni a Croffe of Goulde of the valew of fFortie fhillings a peece, And likewife to my fonne in Lawe Robert Talbott, and William Peafeley Two other croffes of Gould of the fame valew to be given vnto them within one moneth after my death. Iteim I doe give to my feruant William Mafon the fonie of ffortie pounds Item I doe giue vnto my feruant Bridgett Draycoate the fonie of Twenty pounds.

Item I doe giue vnto my feruant Edward Burke the fonie of ffyue pounds All which three foriies to my feruants my will is that they be paied vnto them within Sixe monethes next after my death.

Item I doe heereby appoint, and require my Sonne Cicill Caluert to paie and difcharge all my debts that fhall appeare to be due And all theife Legacies heerebefore menconed that are heere Charged vpon him And for better pformance of this my laft will, and

Teftam' I doe heei'eby nominate my fonne Cicell Caluert to be my fole Executof And desire my Noble, and auntient freinds the Lord

Vifcount Wentworth, and the Lord Cottington to be my ouerfeers and fupuifo"^? thereof whome I likewife humblie requeft to haue a care of my poore familie, and to Patronize, and loue it as they have bene pleafed to doe vnto mee ever fince our firll Acquain- tauiice in Co''.'^ and elfewhere Item I doe give alfoe which 1 f hould haue menconed before amongft my kindred att Kiplie in the North the soiue of Twenty pounds to be difpofed, att the difcrecon of my Executor and fonne Cicell Caluert becaufe he knoweth the parties. In witnes whereof I haue this ffowerteenth daye of Aprill One Thowfand Sixe hundred Thirtie and Two putt my hande, and feale vnto this my laft will, and Teftament. Memok-

ANDUM vpon further Confideracdn my will, and pleafure is That my fonne Leonard Caluert in regard that he is allreadie a man, and my fecond fonne he fhall haue Nyne hundred pounds to be paied him within fixe monethes after my death out of the monyes remayninge in truft in the hands of the Lord Cottington, and

S! AVilliam Afhton my ffeoffees. And the remainder of the monies in theire hands (The faide porciuis to my daughter Hellen and 7 50 my fonne Leonard l)cing deducted I doe bequeath to be devided equallie bctweene my Ibnnes George Caluert, and Henry Caluert to be paied vnto tliem att the yeares of One and Twentie. And my will is that the firft porcon nienconed in this will to be given to my fonne Leonard shalbe voide ; GEORGE BALTIMORE This was figned, and fealed in the p''fenee of vs And before the faide figneing, and fealing befides the fmall interlyning in the other page theife words (my fonne Cicell Caluert to be my fole ExecutoT) menconed betweene the fourth and fifte lyne of this page befides theife other little interlinings were made. Tobie Mathew Leonard Caluert, Will: Peasely Will: Mason.

[Tliis copy issued out of the prero<(;itive Court of James Archbishop of

Arma.f^h, Primate of all Ireland and Metropolitan, and is tested June 5th,

1632.]

The Inventory of the Estate of Mr. George Calvert, Lord Baltimore.

A true and perfect Inventare of all and singuler the goods Creditts & Chattells of the Right hob'.? George Lord Baltimore deceafed w"!* he had at the tyme of his death in this Kingdom of

England taken the firft day of ffebruary Ann" Dm 1632, ftilo Anglie and praifed by W™ Peafly John Langford and Thos ffludd as ffolloweth vizt.

Imprimis one leafe ofan Annuity oryearely pencon of one thoufand pounds per An-

nm graunted to the f** George Lord

Baltimore his executo? Adto":? and af-

signes by the kings Maty that now is for

the terme of one and twenty yeares be-

ginning at the feast of the Anuncia-

coii of the blefsed Virgin Mary laft pall

to be payd by his Matyes Customers out of the petty farmes &c !

Item his Lopps apparrell Ixx"

Item his Lopps bookes jj" x°

Item in ready money and plate j c

Item one thoufand waight of badd Vir- \

ginuia Tabacco yet vnfold worth S"" per > xij'' x' pound )

Goods and ymplements of houfe & houfeholdstuffe remayning in his Lopps houfe in the backefide of Lincohies Inne feilde vizt.

In the dyning roome.

Item tenn green cloth cheyres ij'' x*

Item two great green Arming cheyres j''

Item two low green cloth cheyres x'

Item two Carpetts of cloth w'.*^ gilded 1

"^ leather j

Item one paire of brafs Andirons ij''

Item one paire of yron Andyrons topt ) ^j' w'> brafs i

Item firefhoveli & tonges Item a payre of fnuffers bellowes and tw'"} hand-fkreenes of wicker Item two Tables xv Item one curtaine of Briftow window ^

ftuffe and other peeces of fuch ftuffe to V i''

line the Avindowes J

In the litle pafsage roome ioyning to a Chamber.

Item one curtaine of briftow window ^

ftuffe w**" other peeces of i'' fome broken ^ the same J

In the Bedchamber

Item one green bedd laced and the l)ed- 1 ,.

dins belonffins: to it J 52

Item two great green cheyres laced and two

litle cheyres futable to the said Bedd

Item one Cupbord covered w'.'' green cotten

Item two litle window curtaines and fniall

peeces of ftufte about the roome

Item one Iron Andirons topt payre of ^

wV' brafse w'.*" fyre shovell tonges snuf- '

fax's & bellowes J

Item a table w'.*" a green cloth carpett on it

In another bed chamber

Item one halfe headed bedfteed w"' a ^ Canopy of Norw""* ftuffe & hangings of

the fame about the room w'.** a feather viij"

bedd boulfter & bedclothes to it and a table and one window curtaine

In a nother bedchamber

Item one bedfteed w*.'' furniture of Kor- ^ \\"^ ftuffe hangings Carpetts & two win-

dow Curtaines of the fame ftuffe w**" a

feather bedd boulfter & bedclothes to

it Andirons firefhovell tonges bellowes

fnuffers and a litle Table

Item one Trundle bedd & bedding for servants

In another chamber

Item a halfe headed bedfteed a trundle ^

bedd a Canopy of Norw*"!" ftuffe w".' i)ed-

ding therevnto belonging and a window C'urtaine 53

In another Chamber

Item one paire of Iron Andyrons fire- ^

fhovell toiiges bellowes fnuffers one; win-

(low curtaine of Bristow ftiiffe & litlc

peeces of the fame ftuffe w".' a litle Table

In the Garrett

Item one bedfteed w"' a feather bedd & "^

furniture to it two halfe headed bed-

fteeds w^^ flockbedds and bedclothes

three Tables a prefs three Curtaines of vr darning two carpetts of Norw*^'.' ftuffe a

paire of Andyrons fireshovell and tonges a paire of bellowes fower leather Cheyres

and fower leather ftooles

In the kitchin

Item pewter and tynne vefsells

Item vefsells of brafse & yron & other "I Vlll ymplements of the kitchin J

In the hall.

Item fettle w*'' a beadd a flockbedd and ^ bedclothes to it three ioyned ftooles a V

firefhovell and tonges j Item Lumbar in and about the houfe

Item in ready remayning in the money ^

hands of the Lord Cottington and S^ i

W"? Afhton in truft for the vfe of fome iij 111/ J-

of the younger children of the f*^ Lord

Baltymore and difpofed of by his will

Smmo totalis "I . ix™ vii'' xxiij'' hui-us Inveutarij J 54

This copy is duly tested by Gilbert Dethick, Notary Public,

1, tfeb. 1632-3.

Tender of the First Year's Rent.

[Indoi-sement] 23 Aprill 1G33.

Coppy of letter to the Constable of Windsor Castle my Deputy | |

for when 1 1 sent first rent 2 Indian ]Mary Land. my of Arrowes | | | by John Langford.

By a late grant of a Territory or continent of land called Mary Land in America, passed vnto me vnder the greate scale of Eng- land I am to pay his Ma"* at every yeare on the Tuesday in

Easter weeke at his castle of Windsor two Indian arrowes : as a yearely rent for the said Territory, w""" Arrowes I have accordingly sent by this bearer my seruant to be payd accordingly, and I desire yo"^ acquittance for the receipt of them

so I rest Yo'' very louing freind.

Receipt for the First Year's Rent,

[Indorsement] 28 Aprill 1633

being Tuesday in Easter w'eeke.

A certificate of the tendring of my rent to the King at Wind-

sor Castle for Mary Land : by the hands of John Langford.

Tuesday the xxiii"* day of Aprill 1633 in the Ninth yeare of the

raigne of o' Soveraigne Lord King Charles.

INIenioraiul. that the day and yeare abouesaid the right honorable

Cecill Lord Jialtimore hath tendred and left by the handes of his

Seruant John Langford at and in the Castle of Windsor in the

Countie of Berk Two Jndian Arrowes for one yeares rent due to Of J the Kinges Ma*'' this present day for a Territory or continent of land called Maryland in America granted by his Ma"' vnder the great Scale of England to the said Lord Baltimore vnder the yearlie rent aforesaid. Jn testimonie whereof we have herevnto subscribed the day and yeare abouesaid.

W Thomas keep of his Ma"'" Wardrobe James Euelegh George Starkey

CALENDAR

THE CALVERT PAPERS

PREPARED BY

JOHN W. M. LEE.

ARRANGEMENT.

A. MARYLAND. Pagb. I. Charter and Related Papers, ----- 61 11. Colonization and Plantation, . - . . . 52 III. Government:

1. Proclamations, Orders, Commissions, &c., - - . 64 2. Council Records, - - 71 8. Assembly Records, ----_.. 72 4. Laws, ---.74 IV. Land Records, Grants, &c., ----- 76 V. Court Records, Wills, &c., ------79 VI. Account Books, ------^i VII. Indians, - 83 VIII. Virginia, 83 IX. Letters, - ----84

B. BOUNDARY DISPUTES: DELAWARE AND PENNSYLVANIA.

X. Lands on Delaware Peninsula, . - - . 93 XI. Extracts from Records in England and America, - 97 XII. Penn vs. Lord Baltimore: 1. Court Proceedings, ------100 2. Agreements, - - 105

3. Appointment of Commissioners, - . - - 106 4. Commissioners' Reports, 107 5. Surveyor's Reports, 108 6. Maps, 109

7. Letters, 109

8. Miscellaneous, ------111

XIII. 0. AVALON. 113

D. THE CALVERT FAMILY.

XIV. Grants, Deeds and other Documents Relating to Land,

&c., IN England. Parchment, - - - - 115 XV. Personal Letters. 124 XVI. Heraldic Documents, 126 59

CALKNOAR OF THE CALVERT PAPERS

A. MARYLAND.

The Charter ; and Related Papers.

1632. June 12. The Charter. In Latin. 7 pp., fo. Two copies.

Same. In English. 6 pp., fo. [Copies made about 1740.]

22 James I. March 4. Exemplification of the Patent for the Barony of Baltimore.

Questions and Opinions as to Lord Baltimore's title to the Province (Calvert and Eden).

The Charter of Maryland, together \Yith the debates and proceedings of the Upper and Lower Houses of Asseml)ly in the years 1722, 1723, and 1724, relating to the Government and Judicature of the Province. Collected from the Journals and Published by order of the Lower House. Philadelphia. Printed and Sold by Andrew Bradford at

the Bible in the Second Street, 1725.

Sm.fo. Title, 10 pp.. Preface IV, and Proceedings, 64 pp. the Province of | Concerning | Case, The Lord | Baltemore's

' with full in America | Maryland, I adjoyning to Virginia 61 62

all material Objections, touching his and clear Answers to |

there. certaine Rights, Jurisdictions, and ] Proceedings | And should not impeach Reasons of State, why the Parliament | the same. |

Unto which is also annexed, a true Copy of a Conimis|-sion Davenant, to from the late King's Eldest Son to Mr. AVilliam | the Lord Baltemore of the said Province, because dispossess |

iV(lhe|-rence to this of his Common-Wealth. |

Printed in the Yeare 1653. London, |

Sm. 4o. Title. 20 pp.

175L May 4. Case under the will of Charles, fifth Lord Balti-

more. 3 pp., fo.

1751. May 30. Another case under same. 7 pp., fo.

1761. Jan. 31. Settlement of the Province of Maryland pursuant

to Marriage Articles. [Another Copy. Parchment.]

Notes on the INIarriage Settlement of Frederick, Lord Baltimore.

1805. Mch. 15. John Clapham : Affidavit about quit-rents due Henrv Harford in 1774.

II.

Colonization and Plantation.

1633. Nov. 13. Instructions of Lord Baltimore to the first emi- grants. [In the handwriting of Caecilius, Lord Baltimore.] 1634-5. The Lord Baltimore's declaration to the Lords, about Molesters of the old Virginia Company.

1649. July 2. Duplicate of his Lordship's last Conditions of Plantation. [On three sheets of parchment.]

1650. Aug. 6. Declaration of Caecilius, Lord Baltimore. [Parchment.] —

163? The Lord Baltimore's Declaration about his Patent and Molestors of the Old Virginia Company.

16 ? Heads of Inquiry relating to Maryland by Com-

missioners of Trade and Plantation to Lord Baltimore. Government of the Province. 1664. Sep. 1. Copartnership between William Allen and Henry Sewall, for the manufacture of Muscovy Glass or Slade (Mica) in the Province of Maryland. [Parchment.]

A Release of Maryland Land to uses. [Unexecuted. Parchment.] 1690. ? Petition of Charles, Lord Baltimore, to the King for a confirmation of his grant, notwithstanding the words " hactenus inculto."

1704. Queen Anne. Erection of Annapolis to a city. [Imperfect.]

17 ? The several reasons assigned by the Assembly

the following answers w''*' occurred to me to make to the Reasons. Conditions of Plantation.

1749. Petition of Charles, fifth Lord Baltimore, to House

of Commons. Paper Bills of Credit.

1753. Jan. Petition of Caecilius Calvert to Lords of the Treasury, asking return of arms and ammuni-

tion furnished the expedition to Canada.

1753. Aug. 23. Copy of the Proceedings of the Parochial Clergy of

Maryland at a meeting at Annapolis. 18 pp., fo. 1753. Oct. Account of what passed at a meeting of the

Clergy at Annapolis. 14 pp., fo.

1754. Jan. 5. Answer to Address of Clergy.

1754. July 3. Capitulation granted by M. de Villier to the

English troops in Fort Necessity.

1758. July 12. Report of Commissioners of Trade on Petition of Assembly. Exportation of Corn.

1758. Aug. 23. Letter from Wm. Sharpe, clerk of Privy Council,

to Lord Baltimore accompanying same. :

1757-1758. Muster Roll of Maryland Forces, Fort Frederick. Attested by Gov. Horatio Sharpe. 29 Sep. 1759. 1757-1758. State of Accounts of David Ross, for sums due him on account of Maryland Forces.

1758. Sep. 16-19. Answers to Queries published in the London Chnmicle. Tax on Lord Proprietor's Lands.

1762. Answer to Remarks on the Upper and Lower Houses.

1763. Nov. 17. Answers to Queries relating to the Police and Government of Maryland published in the Public Ledger. [Imperfect.] 1764. An Account of the Paper Currency or Paper Bills of Credit that have been issued since Jan. 1749. The Right of the Inhabitants of Maryland to the Benefit of the

English Laws. Annapolis, 1728. Sm. fo., 35 pp. Preface signed by D. Dulany.

III.

Government.

Subsections: 1. Proclamations, Orders, Commissions, etc.

2. Council Records.

3. Assembly Records.

4. Laws.

1. Proclamations, Orders, Commissions, etc.

1658-1681. Book of Presidents [Precedents]. Small folio. 32 pages. Contents

1658. July 15. Commission to Samuel Telghman as Admiral.

1681. Sep. 6. Commission to Judge Testament- ary to use coercive power. 65

1672. Nov. 20. Commission to Judge in Testa- mentary Cases. Oath of Governor. " " Chancellor. " " Councillor.

" " Lord Proprietary's Secre- tary in Maryland.

1657. Nov. 18. Proclamation and Oath of Sub- mission.

1658. Aug. 12. Commission to Receiver General. " " " Instructions " " "

1671. July 29. Charles Calvert, Governor, Com- mission to Philip Calvert upon

the Governor's leaving for Eng- land.

1660. June 24. Revocation of Fendall's Commis-

sion.

1660. " " Commission in event of death of Governor.

1656. Nov. 10. Instructions to Receiver General.

1660. Aug. 24. Proclamation to apprehend Fen-

dall. 1660. " " Proclamation excluding Gerard and Fendall from jjardon. 1669/70. Mch.21. Instructions. 1660. Sep. 16. Private orders.

1660. June 21. Revocation of Fendall's Commission, [parchment.]

1665/6. Feb. 16. Instructions to Charles Calvert, Governor, and the

Council. 4 pp., folio.

1665/6. Mch. 9. Same to same, about Acts to be passed. 4 pp., folio.

1667. Oct. 30. Thelling's Orders. Cessation of Tobacco planting.

1669. July 29. Commission left by Charles Calvert, Governor, on leaving for England, to Philip Calvert as Deputy Governor. [Parchment.] 9 ::

1669-1670. Instructions about Settlement of the Seaboard.

Sm. folio. 7 pages. Contents

1669. July 28. To Charles Calvert, Governor.

1669. Oct. 22, Council Proceedings on above.

1669. Nov. 26. Letter from Jerome White to Col. Lovelace.

1669/70. Mch. 20. Instructions to Charles Cal-

vert, Governor.

1674. June 1. Conditions of Plantation.

1685. Aug. 10. James II. Instructions to Charles, Lord Baltimore. Navigation Act. Signed by the King.

1715. George I. Instructions to Lord Guilford, guardian

of Charles, fifth Lord Baltimore.

Forms for entry and clearance of vessels.

1722-1736. Instructions from Charles, Lord Baltimore. Sm.

folio. 18 pages. Contents

1722. Dec. 5. To Nicholas Lowe.

1723. Feb. 23. " same.

1723. Sep. 27. " same. " ? ? same. 9 V " same.

1728. Apl. 5. " same.

1733. June 18. " M. Telghman. 1735. Mch. 25. " B. Tasker. 1735. May 26. " same.

1735. Aug. 2. " same.

1735. " " •' Ogle.

1735. Dec. 15. " Tasker. 1735/6. Mch. 18. " same.

1728. June 19. Commission to Edward Henry Calvert as First Member of the Privy Council of Maryland. [Parchment.] :

1729/30. Jan. Commissiou to Caecilius Calvert and Thomas Beake as Secretaries. 1729-1750. Copies of Orders and Instructions of Charles,

Lord Baltimore. Small folio. 118 pages. Contents

1729. Oct. 14. Caecilius Calvert's petition to the King on behalf of Charles, Lord Baltimore.

1729. Dec. 18. Reportof Privy Council on above.

1729. ? Petition of J. Henderson and other clergy.

1729/30. Jan. 17. Memorial of Traders.

1729/30. " " Petition of J. Henderson. 1729/30. " 22. 1729/30. "22. " of John Sharpe and other lawyers, and reply of Lord Baltimore.

1729/30. " 30. Dissent to Act of Assembly. " " " Instructions to Governor. " " " Additional Instructions to Governor.

1729/30. " " Instructions to Agent.

" Mch. 9. Yoi'ke's opinion on Acts.

? Answer to Clergy Address.

1730. July 19. Instructions to Agent.

1730. Nov. 18. Petition of Henderson.

? " " Traders.

1737. Aug. 18. Order of Council.

1737. Oct. 12. Instructions to Ogle. 1737. " " " " Tasker.

1738. Mar. 28. Form for entering Tobacco free.

1738. May 4. Agreement between Baltimore and Penn.

1738. May 25. Order of King on above. • 68

1730/1. May 30. Answer to Assembly. " 29. Instructions to Governor.

" " Additional Instructions to Gov-

ernor.

" " Letter to Clergy.

" " " " Charles Calvert.

" " Instructions to Agent. " ? " Governor.

1732. May 5. King's additional Instructions to Lord Baltimore.

June 16. Commissioners of Trade to Ogle. 1732/3. Feb. 23. William Jansen to Commis- sioners of Trade.

1734. Aug. 10. Additional instructions to Ogle.

1731. ? Form of patent for appointment of new Governor.

1732/3 ? Form in French for admission of Palatines.

? Form of appointment for Privy Councillor.

1733. June 18. Orders to Surveyor General. " " Agent. " Ogle.

June 14. Ordei-s to Jennings. " " " " Agent.

" 15. Additional Orders to Agent.

1735. Mch 25. Orders to Tasker. May 26. " " same. " " Instructions to Jennings. a n 69

1736/7. Jan. 22. Opinion of Attorney General

on nomination of Treasurer for Maryland.

1735. Dec. 14. Answer to Assembly. 1736/7. Jan. 10. "

1733 ? Instructions to Keceiver General. 1738. Dec. 15. 70

1751- 71

Jime 19. to Lords of Treasury. I^etter. 1760. 72

1683/4. Mch. 22.

1684. Oct. 3. Talbott's commission for taking Newcas- 1684. Nov. 5. tle and instructions about settling the 1685. May 30. country. Folio, 4 pages. 1685. June 1.

1685/6. Mch. 4.

1685. Apl. 10. Treaty with Indians. Folio, 4 pages.

1715. Sep. 3.

1715-1716. Dec.-Feb Sm. folio. 30 pages. Council Seal. " 1715. Apl. 23-25. 12 pages. " 1716/7. Jan. 11. 16 pages. " 1719. Sep. 10. 17 pages.

1736. Oct. 21. Cresap affair.

1739. Aug. 1. Sm. fo. 7 pages. " 1753. Dec. 19. 2 pages. 1756. Nov. 13. " 26 pages.

3. Assembly Records.

Upper House Journals.

1717. Apl. 22. 152 pp. 1733/4. Mch. 19 10 pp. 1719. May 14. 129 pp. 1736. Apl. 10. 71 pp. 1720. Apl. 5. 128 pp. 1736. Apl. 20. 49 pp. 1721. July 19. 100 pp. 1739. May 1. 71pp.

1722. Oct. 10. 59 i)p. 1740. Apl. 23. 109 pp. 1723. Sep. 23. 167 pp. 1740. July 7. not pag^ged. 1725. Oct. 16. 131 pp. perfect.

1725/6. Mch. 15, 35 pp. 1742. Sep. 21. 65 pp,

1726. July 25. 52 pp. 1746. Mch. 29. 32 pp.

1727. Oct. 10. 30 pp. 1746. July 8. 40 pp. 1729. July 19. not paged, 1746. Nov. 12. 21pp.

perfect. 1747. May 16. 65 pp,

1731. May 24. 79 pp. 1748. May 10. 69 pp.

1732/3. :\Ich. 13. 71 pp. 1751. May 15. 53 pp, 73

1751. Dec. 7. 15 pp. 1758. Oct. 23. 9 pp.

1752. June 3. 38 pp. 1758. Nov. 22. 31 pp.

1754. Feb. 26. 12 pp. 1759. Apl. 4. 12 pp.

1754. May 8. 35 pp. 1760. Mch.22. 36 pp.

1754. July 17. 16 pp, 1760. Sep. 26. 23 pp.

1754. Dec. 12. 13 pp. 1761. Apl. 13. 34 pp.

1755. Feb. 22. 50 pp. 1762. Mch.l7. 131 pp. 1755. June23. 20 pp. 1758. Proceedings of both

1756. Feb. 22. 81 pp. houses on the Supply

1756. Sep. 14. 45 pp. Bill, with short intro-

1757. Apl. 8. 43 pp. duction and opinion

1757. Sep. 28. 69 pp. of the Atty. Genl.

1758. Feb. 13. 17 pp. Large folio, pp. 32.

1758. Mch.28. v:129 pp,

Lower House Journals.

1716. Apl. 22. 14 pp. 1726. July 12. 34 pp.

1717. May 28. not paged, per- 1728. Oct. 3. 172 pp.

fect. 1729. July 10. 159 pp.

1718. Apl. 22. 116 pp. 1747. Dec. 22. 19 pp.

1719. May 14. 162 pp. 1749. May 24. 168 pp.

1720. Apl. 5. 89 pp. 1751. Dec. 7. 31 pp.

1720. Oct. 11. 61 pp. 1752. June 3. 62 pp.

1721. July 18. 90 pp. 1754. Feb. 24. 64 pp.

1721/2. Feb. 20. not paged, per- 1754. May 8. 66 pp.

fect. 1754. Dec. 12. 34 pp.

1722. Oct. 9. not paged, per- 1755. June 23. pp. 1-2, 95-

fect. 100 and all

1723. Sep. pp. 1-5 miss- after p. 102 ing., 170pp. missing,

1724. Oct. 6. 113 pp. 1756. Feb. 23. all after p. 289 1725. Oct. 6. 108 + 13^ pp. missing. 1725/6. Mch. 15. not paged, per- 1756. Sep. 14. all after p. 106

fect. missing. 10 :

197- 1757. Apl. 8. 140 pp. 1762. Aug. 27. 207 pp. missing. 1757. Sep. 28. 245 pp. 204 from 1758. Feb. 13. 44 pp. 1739-1763. 30 Addresses

1758. Mch.20. all after p. 249 the Assembly to missing. the Governor, Proprie- 1758. Oct. 23. 43 pp. Lord the 1760. Mch.23. 201 pp. tary and

1761. Apl. 13. 119 pp. King.

Votes and Proceedings of the Lower House at the sessions of

1752. June 3.

1753. Oct. 2. two copies.

1754. May 8. 1754. July 17.

1755. Feb. 22. > printed. 1757. Sep. 28. 1758. Mar. 28. 1760. Sep. 26.

1763. Oct. 4.

4. Laivs.

1638/9-1739. Acts relating to support of government. [Attested copy, 1729.] Contents

1638/9. Mch. 19. Ordeining Certain Laws. 1641. Mch. 28. Granting one subsyde.

1642. July 30. Support of Government.

1671. ]\Ich. 27. same and Lord Proprietary.

1692. May 10. Annual Ilevenue. 1699. Ascertaining Acts ofthe Province.

1700. Apl. 4. Council, with order of Privy Council.—Laws.

1704. Sep. 5. Annual Revenue. :

1716. July 17. Gage of Tobacco hhds.

1716. " " Disposition of Fine.s. 1732. Sep. 29. Annual Revenue.

1739. Council to King.

1650. Aug. 6. Act assented unto by Lord Proprietary.

Brought from Maryland in the troublesome times. [Five sheets of parchment.]

1650-1G84. Acts. Sra. folio, 10 pages. Contents

1650. May. Purchasing Land from Indians. 1671. Mch. Support of Lord Proprietary.

1674. May. Gratitude to Charles, fifth Lord Baltimore.

1676. May. Continuing the payment of 2 shillings per hhd. 1684. Apl. 26. Council's declaration concerning

the 2 shillings per hhd.

1649-1692. Acts. Attested in 1759.

Contents : 1649. Apl. Levying war.

1661, " Raising forces for defence.

" " Repeal of Act for Customs.

1692. June 7. " " " confirming Laws. 1649. Levying war.

17. Repeal of Act for Customs. " Support of Government. " Port Duties. 27 Acts.

10. 28 Acts. 1672. May 10. Annual Revenues. 1676. Mch. 15. 21 Acts. [First and sixth leaf missing.]

1686. Nov. 19. Acts. [Parchment book.]

1688. Nov. 10 Acts. 76

1706. Apl. Act for advancement of trade and Proceedings

of the Commissioners, July 15, 1706-Sept. 2, 1707.

1715. Apl. Body of Laws. 200 pages, sm. folio.

1718. May 8. Settling bounds of several lots in Annapolis.

1744. Raising 4d. per hhd. of Tobacco for Arms. Two

copies.

1747. May 16. Selling liquors and running horse races near Yearly Meeting of Quakers. 1754. Feb. 26. Titles and observations on Acts passed. 1754. July 24. Raising £6,000 for His Majesty's service.

175 ? Second part of Act granting supply of £40,000. 1762. Mch. Titles of Acts passed.

178 ? To procure loan and Sale of Escheat Land and the Confiscation of British property.

Laws in fox'ce to 1727. Sm. fo. sh., 1727. 1732. July 11. Session Laws,

1732/3. Mch. 13. do. 1741. 17 June ] official, to V do. on separate sheets. printed. 1742. Sep.-Oct. J 1753. Oct. do.

1754. Feb. 26. do.

1763. Nov. 26. do.

Address of Assembly to Gov. Sharpe, and his reply, Apl. 14-15,

1761. Death of George II. Broadside, two copies. Petition of Jonas Green, about Printing, 1763. Broadside.

IV.

Land Records, Grants, &c.

1633-1657. A note of all warrants for the Granting of Lands

in Maryland. 6 pp., fo. :

1634-1660. Grants of Land in Calvert, St. Mary's, Isle of

Kent and Charles Counties. 113 pp., fo. 1639. Nov. 5. Grant to Walter Notley. [Parchment.]

1640/9. Feb. 12. Same to Abel Snow. do.

1658. July 30. Order of Cecilius, Lord Baltimore, to restore the estate of William Nugent, Standard Bearer of the Province, to his widow. [Parchment.]

1665. Apl. 5. Grant to Jane Sewall. do.

1669. May 15. Sale of Eltonhead Manor, Calvert Co., to Charles Calvert. [Parchment.]

Grant to George Thompson. do. After 1662. Extracts from the Land Records.

Transcribed and attested Sep. 19, 1758. Contents

1674. July 13. Grant to Raymond Stapleford.

1679. Dec. 24. Richard Meekin's Certificate.

1679. Sep. 4. William Bourne's do.

1683. Sep. 10. Grant to John Kemball.

1663. May 27. Same to Francis Armstrong. 1683. May 25. John Pollard's Certificate.

1670. Sep. 1. Grant to Stephen Garey.

1680. Apl. 19. Walter Jones' Certificate.

1668. May 29. Three Grants to Thomas Taylor.

1679. Sep. 17. Thomas Smithson, assignment of Land on Miles

River to M. Morrison of London. [Parchment.]

1681. July 1. Conveyance of St. Mary's Hill, St. Mary's Co., from William Boreman to Philip Calvert. [Parchment.]

1684. Oct, 11. Purchase of Land by Charles, Lord Baltimore, from Thomas Smithson of Talbot Co. [Parchment.]

1699. Oct. 16. Lease from Richard Bennett to Edward Somerset. [Parchment.] '8

10W9. Oct. 21. Lease from Edward Somerset and Charles, Lord

Baltimore, to Richard Bennett and James

Heath. Lands in Maryland. [Parchment.]

1701. Oct. 10. Grant to Charles Carroll of Land in Anne Arundel Co. [Parchment.] 1721. Suit against Thomas Clark. Land in Prince George's Co.

1721. Oct. 29. Deposition of E. Griffith. Land in Cecil Co.

1722. Apl. 24. Certificate of Survey of Partner's Adventure.

1722. Apl. 27, 29. Writs by Gov. Keith for apprehending Philip Syng.

1722. May 28. Examination before Governor and Council in Philadelphia. Questions Athea P. Syng as to

land in Maryland surveyed by him.

1722. June 18. Gov. Keith's warrant to lay out land on Susque- hanna.

1722. July 20. Bounds of manors in Cecil Co.

1722. July 24. Same.

? Petition of Inhabitants of New Munster, Cecil Co. Bounds.

1729. Deed from Henry Darnall to John Hyde. Land

in Prince George's Co.

1731. Jan. 28. Patent of Land to Thomas Cresap [parchment], and various depositions relating thereto on paper.

1739. Petition of Charles Carroll. Land in Anne Arundel Co.

1744. Same of Minister of Shrewsbury Parish, Kent Co. Confirmation of Grant.

1745. Feb. 18. Six documents relating to a tract of land in Prince George's County, in which Charles Lord Baltimore, Samuel, John and Herbert Hyde and others are interested. [Parchments.] 79

1754. Petition and other papers of Bennett Chew. Land at Tiu'key Point.

17 ? Petition of Inhabitants of New Munster, Cecil Co. Confirmation of their Grant.

? Affidavit of Moses Faudrie. Land case. 1759. Sep. 28. Copy of Farmer's Bond for collecting Quit Rents. Forms of four warrants.

Forms of Patent for Land as issued in Pennsyl- vania and Maryland. Same. Virginia and New York.

1622. Feb. 20. Grant from the King of an annuity of £121 13s. 4d.

to Sir George Calvert for eighty years, if George

Calvert, Esq., his son, shall so long live.

[Parchment, with Great Seal.]

1627. Apl. 20. Grant from Charles I of a subsidy on Silk to George, Lord Baltimore. [Parchment.]

Court Records, Wills, &c.

1632. Apl. 14. Will of George Calvert, Lord Baltimore. [Parchment.]

1632/3. Feb. 1. Inventory of goods and chattells of George Cal-

vert, Lord Baltimore. [Parchment.] 1635. Nov. 25. Grant by the Prerogative Court of Canterbury

to Caecilius, Lord Baltimore, of administration

on the estate of his brother, Henry Calvert, who died abroad or at sea and unmarried. [Parchment.]

1658. Divers proceedings in the Provincial Court. 8 pages.

168 ? Forms for the Provincial Court. 34 pages folio.

1691. Nov. 26. Mrs. Jane Calvert's Deed of Trust for payment

of debts. 80

1694. July 10. Post-Nuptial Settlement by the Hon. Edward

Somerset on Anne, his wife, and daughter of Charles, Lord Baltimore. Signed by Somerset and Baltimore. [Parchment.]

1698. Two Copies of last paragraph of will of James Murphy. 1734. Case under the Act of 1704. Support of Gov- ernment.

1718. Chancery Proceedings. Macnemara case.

1719. Case of Officers' Fees.

1721. Oct. 10. Provincial Court, Anne Arundel Co. 1725. Apl. 13. Mrs. Jane Hyde's Jointure. [Parchment.]

1728/9. Provincial Court. Nelson vs. Beale. 1732. Apl. 22. Will of Benedict Leonard Calvert. [Parchment.]

1736. Feb. 8. Duke of Beauford to Charles, Lord Baltimore

and Caecilius Calvert, security for an annuity

of £200, during life of Mrs. Brerewood. [Parchment, unexecuted.]

1738. Aug. 5. Release from Mrs. Margaret Calvert to Charles,

Lord Baltimore, of £1000 and of his annuity to her of £100. [Two copies on parchment and rough draft on paper.]

? Case of Charles, Lord Baltimore, vs. Sir Abraham Janfsen (Baronet) for recovery of Lady Balti-

more's portion of INIr. Theodore Janfsen's estate.

Two copies. 1739. Provincial Court. Daniel Dulany, Atty. Gen-

eral, vs. Charles Carroll. Land case.

1739. June 9. Case under the will of Hon. Benedict Leonard Calvert.

1740. Sept. 19. Will of William Leman. [Parchment.] 1745. Oct. 31. Declaration of trust of New South Sea stock held under the will of William Leman. [Parchment.] 81

1753. Statement as to ordinary Licenses in Maryland. 1754. Nov. 16. Opinion on the Law of 1720.

1754. Statement of the 2s. per lihd. duty to the Lord

Proprietary. 41 pages, hirge folio.

Same, another copy. ()5 pages, folio.

1754. Mch. 27. Release from Cecilius Calvert and Thomas Bladen

of sums due Frederick, Lord Baltimore, sisters.

1755. May 6. Case Maryland Duty on Convicts.

1756. Remarks on the Act made Feb. 23. Two copies. 1757. May 24. Memorial of John Stewart to Lord Baltimore.

Transportation of felons.

1757. June 25. Act for his Majesty's Service of 1754. Henley's

opinion. 5 pp., fo.

? Case on two JNIaryland Acts.

Testimony of convicted persons.

Punishment of negroes. 3 pp., fo.

1757/8. Remarks on the bill for supjDort of the Lord Pro-

prietary. 6 pages, others missing ; two copies.

1760. Oct. 13. Lord Proprietary vn. David Ross. Debt.

1770. May 4. Marriage Articles of John Hyde and Hon. Jane Calvert. [Parchment.]

1739-1759. Burton vs. Calvert. Land in Wiltshire. 44 papers.

1748. Earl of Shelburne. Land in Wiltshire. 20 papers.

1748. Sept. 26. Will of Robert Eden. [Parchment.]

VI.

Account Books and Related Papers.

Land office accounts for 1735, 1736, 1748, 1751, 1752, 1754, 1755,

1756, 1757, 1760, 1761. 11 volumes, small folio. Maurice Birchfield's account of Fees. 1714-1722.

List of Bills Receivable. 1751-2-3. Account of the Commissioners of the Paper Currency. 1739. Account of Paper Currency issued since January, 1749. 11 82

Comrs. of Paper Currency to Lord Baltimore. Aug. 16, 1746,

Same to Trustees of Paper Currency. " " " The usual way of raising money in Maryland for Defence. 1744.

Observations on the Defence bill. 1744.

Naval officers' accounts. 16 papers. 175o-1761. Accounts of Quit Rents. 40 papers. 1753-1762.

Seconds of thirty-nine bills of Exchange. 1767.

Part of an account book of Benedict Leonard Calvert. 1727. 52 pp. Rent Rolls with the earliest and latest dates of the Land Grants

in the different counties. Talbot, 1658-1722, and Queen Anne, 1640-1724.

Calvert, 1651-1723, and Prince George's, 1650-1723. Somerset, 1663-1723, and Dorchester, 1659-1723.

Kent, 1658-1724, and Cecil, 1658-1724. Anne Arundel, 1651-1718, and Baltimore, 1658-1723.

5 volumes, thick small folio. Rent Rolls of Baltimore, 1700. Talbot, 1707. Calvert, 1707. Somerset, 1707.

St. Mary's, 1707. Charles, 1753. Anne Arundel, 1707. Calvert, 1753.

Cecil, 1707. Anne Arundel, 1755. Dorchester, 1707. Calvert, 1759. Kent, 1707. Charles, 1762.

14 volumes, sm. folio. Debt Books of Prince George's, 1750 Baltimore, 1750. Charles, 1750. Anne Arundel, 1750.

4 voUimes, sm. folio. Accounts of the Lords Baltimore's Revenues for 1731, 1733, 1748, 1752, 1753, 1754, 1755, 1756, 1757, 1758, 1759, 1760, 1761.

13 volumes, small folio. Lord Baltimore's Receipt book. 1729-1750.

Account of dividends on Lord Baltimore's stocks. 1757-1760. 83

Accounts of Henry Hooper, agent. 1773-1774. Schedule of the Estate of Frederick, Lord Baltimore. Proven May 27, 1783. Folio, 87 pages.

vn.

Indians.

1677. May 22. Henry Coursey to Thomas Notley. Dehiware Indians.

1677. July 20. Propositions made to the Onondagas at Albany by Col. H. Coursey and their answer.

1677. July 21. Propositions made to the Maquas, and Sinnecoes, antl others, and their answers.

1734. Dec. 12. Maquas Indian Letter to the King. Certified copy with Seal of Albany.

1744. June 12. Edmund Jennings to Lord Baltimore in reference

to treaty with the Six Nations. 1744. June 30. Treaty with the Six Nations. Potomac and Sus-

quehanna Lands. Three copies.

1744. July 8. Edmund Jennings to Lord Baltimore in reference

to the treaty. Two copies.

VIII.

Virginia.

1623. Oct. 8. Privy Council. Virginia affairs.

1634. July 22. King and Council to Gov. and Council, order to give Capt. W. Button Land on Appomattox,

1634. Oct. 8. His Majesty's Letter to Richard Bennett, Gov.

of Virginia, in behalf of Mr. Clobery, concerning the He of Kent.

1651. Mch. 12. Articlesof agreement upon the surrender of Vir-

ginia to the Parliament. 84

1(552. Jan. 27. Council of State to Richard Bennett in Virginia, about Lord Baltimore. 1662. Mch. 23. Virginia Law concerning Indians. 1667. Oct. 30. Order of Privy Council. Cessation of Tobacco planting.

1686. Apl. 29. Trial of George Talbot for a murder committed

in Maryland. Attested copy, Mch. 16, 1702/3, with Virginia Court Seal. 1686. " " Same. Attested copy of 28 Jan. 1724, with Great Seal of Virginia.

IX.

Letters.

1621. Oct. 21. John Mason to George Calvert. Salt making.

1633. Apl. 23. Caecilius, Lord Baltimore, to the Constable of Windsor Castle, tendering two Indian arrow

heads, his first year's rent for Maryland. 1633-1765. Receipts from the Constable of Windsor Castle for the rent of Maryland.

The years represented are 1633, 1634, 1636, 1638, 1640-1643, 1655-1658, 1660- 1663, 1671-1677, 1736, 1738-1740, 1743- 1751, 1765.

1635. Thomas Smith's relation of his voyage when he was taken by the Marylanders.

5. Henry Ewbank's relation of his being taken

prisoner at Mattapany.

3. Thomas Copley to Lord Baltimore.

16. Thomas Cornwaleys to same.

25. Kichard Kempe to same.

25. Leonard Calvert to same.

1638/9. Jan. 5. John Lewger to same. :

1638/9. Jan. 5. Richard Kenipe to same.

1638/9. Feb. 4. Same to same.

1638/9. " 20. Thomas [Andrew] White to same.

1642. Nov. 21-23, Lord Baltimore to Leonard Calvert.

1664. Apl. 27. Charles Calvert to Lord Baltimore.

1672. " 24-26. Same to same.

1673. June 2. Same to same.

1674. July 24. Same to Lord High Treasui'er. 1679-1680. Part of a Letter Book of Charles Calvert, Gov-

ernor, mostly on family affairs. Folio, 16 pp. Contents

1679. July 9. to ?

" 10. to Mrs. Mary Darnall.

" " to Elizabeth Calvert.

" " to Richard Allibone.

" " " to Nicholas Lowe.

" 13. to same.

" 15. to Mrs. Byard.

" " " to Nicholas Lowe.

" 14. to Dirck Burk.

" " to Dunck.

" " to Gilbert.

" Nov. 24. to Dunck.

" Dec. 30. to same.

1679/80. Feb. 13. to same.

" " 26. to same.

Philemon Lloyd

1719. July 18. to ? Land Laws.

1722. " 19. to ? Copper Mines.

" 28. to Copartners. Land office and Franklin.

" 30. to ? Boundary.

" Oct. 8. to Copartners. Same and Copper Mines.

? ? to ? Land office. [Fragment.] 86

172!>. Oct. 26. Benedict Leonard Calvert to Charles, Lord Baltimore.

1731/2. Jan. 10. Governor Ogle to .same.

ITo-'). Aug. 28. Same to same.

174!)/50. Feb. 12. Same to same. " " Charles, Lord Baltimore, to Benedict Calvert,

Lloyd, Sharpe and others. Rough drafts.

Governor Thomas Bladen

1743/4. Jan. 22. to Lord Baltimore.

1748/4. Feb. 3. to same.

1743/4. " 18. to same.

1744. June 27. to same.

1744. Nov. 15. to same.

Edmund Jennings

1744. June 12. to Lord Baltimore.

" July 8. to same.

" Aug. 23. to same.

28. to same.

" Nov. 17. to John Browning.

" " " to Lord Baltimore.

" Dec. 3. to same.

1746. Nov. Benedict Calvert to Lord Baltimore.

1765. June 24. Same to same. Stamp Act.

Daniel Dulany

? to Governor?

1743/4. Feb. 22. to Lord Baltimore.

1744. June 11. to same. " " 14. to John Browning.

" July 16. to Lord Baltimore.

" to ?

" Nov. 24. to Lord Baltimore. 87

1764. Sept. 10. to ? Criticism of Sharpe.

V to Lord Baltimore. Pages 9-10 only.

? ? Benjamin Tasker

1743/4. Feb. 20. to Lord Baltimore.

1744. June 4. to same.

" to same.

" " " to John Browning.

16. to Lord Baltimore.

" July 12. to same.

" Sept. 17. to same.

" Oct. 20. to same.

" Nov. 20. to John Browning.

" to Lord Baltimore.

" " 22. to same.

" Dec. 3. to John Browning.

" " " to Lord Baltimore.

" " 18. to John Browning.

1744/5. Mch. 15. to Lord Baltimore.

1755. Sept. 29. to John Browning?

1760. Sept. 12. to Caecilius Calvert.

? ? to ?

Entry of Letters on several occasions from the Rt. Hon. Frederick, the Lord Proprietor of Maryland and Avalon. Also

From the Hon. Caecilius Calvert, his Lordship's uncle, and Secre-

tary for the affairs of the Province, and

Orders and Listructions, &c., being dispatches to the Governor

and the several officers and others in ]\[aryland.

Begun September the 17th, 1751, pp. 199. Small fo. Vellum.

1751. Sept. 17. Lord Jialtimore to Ogle.

1751. Dec. 20. John Sharpe to same. 88

751. Dec. 20. John Sharpe to Jennings.

751. " 24. C. Calvert to Ogle.

751. " " Same to Jennings.

751. " " 8anie to Tnsker.

752. May 15. C. Calvert to Ogle. 752. " " Same to Jennings.

752. " " Same to Tasker.

752. " " Same to John Ross.

752. June 12. John Sliarpe to F. J. Paris.

752. July 8. Onslow and Sliarpe to Tasker.

752. " 9. C. Calvert to same.

752. " " Same to same.

752. " " Same to Jennings.

752. " " Same to Darnall.

752. " " Same to Young.

752. " " Same to Steuart.

752. " " Same to Benedict Calvert.

752. " '' Same to Edward Lloyd.

752. " " Same to David Graham.

752. " " Same to John Ross.

752. " 29. Guardians' petition to King about Boundary.

752. Aug. 22. C. Calvert to Tasker.

752. ' " Same to Jennings.

752. Sept. 14. Same to Rev. Thos. Bacon.

752. July 28. Lord Baltimore to same.

752. Sept. 14. C. Calvert to Tasker.

752. " " Same to Jennings.

752. " 25. Same to Dulany.

752. " 80. Same to Tasker.

752. Dec. 11. Same to same.

752. Nov. 17. Report of Board of Trade on Petition of Guardians. Boundary. 89

1749/50. Feb. 28. Extract from Report of same. Account of expenses Canada expedition.

1752. Dec. 11. C. Calvert to Jennings.

1752. " " Same to Darnall.

1752. " " Same to Geo. Stuart.

1752. " " Same to Benedict Calvert.

1752. " " Same to Edward Lloyd.

1753. Feb. 16. Same to Tasker, 1753. " " Same to Darnall.

1753. Mch. 7. Lord Baltimore to the King.

Appointment of Horatio Sharpe as Governor.

1753. Mch. 17. Lord Baltimore. Speech to Assembly.

? Frederick, Lord Baltimore, to ? Prejudice of Marylanders against him.

1756. Dec. 21. Same to Sharpe. Revenue of Province.

1765. Feb. 7. Same to same. Ordinary Licenses.

Caecilius Calvert, Secretary,

? to ? about Henderson.

1754. Jan. 5. to Rev. Thomas Bacon, "to Sharpe.

Dec. 10. to Lloyd.

" " to Sharpe.

1755. Jan. 12. to Sharpe. Two copies.

Dec. 23. to same.

1756. Mch. 9. to Lloyd.

" to Sharpe.

1758. Nov. 27. to Tasker. Enclosure, John Hyde to Hugh Hammersley,

Sept. 14, 1758.

1758. Nov. 27. to Sharpe. Imperfect.

1759. Sept. 20. to Dulany.

" Nov. 12. to Dr. Nichols. 12 90

1759. 91

1765. May 21. to Sharpe.

? ? to Mr. Sharpe (John ?).

Governor Horatio Sharpe

1753. Sept. 14. to C. Calvert (extract).

1754. Nov. 5. to ?

1755. Oct. 22. to Lord Baltimore.

1756. Mch. 8. to C. Calvert.

1757. Dec. 26. to same.

? ? Memorantla by Sharpe, Lloyd and others. Two

copies.

1758. July 9. to Lord Baltimore.

1759. July 13. to C. Calvert.

1760. Apl. 14. to Secretary Pitt.

May 23. to Lord Baltimore. " 26. to C. Calvert.

July 7. to same.

Oct. 12. to same.

Dec. 20. to Lord Baltimore. " 22. to C. Calvert.

1761. Apl. 19. to same.

May 5. to same.

" 5, to Lord Baltimore.

Oct. 22. to same.

" to C. Calvert.

Nov. 12. to Lord Baltimore.

" 13. to C. Calvert.

1762. May 11. to same. 92

1765. July 10. to C. Calvert.

1767. Mch. 11. to Lord Baltimore.

June 15. to same.

1755. Oct. 3. Richard Lloyd to B. Tasker.

1756. May 9. John Sharpe to Lord Baltimore.

1756. June 19. William Sharpe to ? 1757. May 25. D. Wolsleaholnie and J. Ridout to Gov. Sharpe. 1758. July 28. Benj. Young to C. Calvert.

1758. Nov. 3. David Ross to Gov. Sharpe. 1762. Sept. 16. Thomas Cresap to C. Calvert.

Hugh Hammersley

1760. June 28. to C. Calvert.

1762. June 23. to Lord Baltimore.

1763. Feb. 15. to same. 93

1765. Aug. 25. J, M. Jordan to Lord Baltimore.

? ? Same to same. Imperfect.

B. BOUNDARY DISPUTES; DELAWARE AND PENNSYLVANIA.

Lands on the Delaware Peninsula.

1629-1674. Translations, Notes and Extracts taken from the Dutch Records of New York. 1753. Mr. Jacob Goelet, Interpreter. By Lewis Evans.

Relating to Grants on Delaware and various

Maryland affairs, attested before Gov. Delancey

by Goelet and Evans. Sm. 4o., half calf, pp. 176. [Great Seal of New York attached.]

1641. Mch. 12. Copy of exemplification of grant by Charles II

to Duke of York. 4 pp., fo.

1660. Apl. 8. Grant by Charles II to Duke of York of town of

Newcastle. 23 pp., fo. 1664-1675. Insjieximus of New York Records; Boundaries Nicholls' Commission of neighboring colonies ; ;

Duke of York's Grant ; and other documents

relating to settlements on Delaware. July 29, 1740. [Great Seal of New York. Parchment.]

1664. Apl. 2-26. Same. Duke of York's grant ; Commission of

Nicholls. Oct. 17, 1735. [Great Seal of New York. Parchment.] Same. Another copy. Oct. 20, 1735. 1664. June 24. Copy of part of Deed from Duke of York to Lord Berkeley and Sir George Carteret. No. 2.

2 pp., fo. :

16G4. July 22-Oct. 1. Inspexiiuus of New York Recoi'ds ; Letter

from Gov. Winthrop of Conn, to Gov. Nicliolls,

and otlier documents relating to Dutch on

Delaware. Oct. 20, 1735. [Parchment.] 1G68. June 16. Exeniplitication of a grant on west side Delaware

Bay to Isaac Holme and others. Aug. 18, 1735. [Parchment.]

1671. May 1. Confirmation of grant from Col. Lovelace to Simeon Brent. Land on west side Delaware

Bay. 3 pp., fo.

Same. 2 pp., fo. 1671-73. Extracts from the Registry Books kept by James Weedon and Francis Jenkins, surveyors of land on the seaside and Delaware Bay. 22pp.,fo. 1671-73. Grants of Land on or near Delaware. Copy

made about 1750. Sm. fo. Contents

1671. July 15. Daniel Brown. On Seaboard. 1671. " " John Collison. same. 1670/1. Jan, 30. John Rhodeson. same.

1674/5. Mch. 22. Lord Proprietor. Manor in Somerset.

1671/2. Feb. 4. Randall Revell. Indian Neck.

1673/4. Mch. 17. Lord Proprietor. Manor of Somerset.

1671/2. Feb. 10. Robert Catlin. Near Indian Neck.

1671/2. " 13. same same. l()71/2. Feb. William Thompson. Island Creek —Rehoboth Bay. 1672. May 21. John White. Montmore.

1672. " 8. Andrew Gundry. Gundry's De-

light.

1672. " 10. Charles Prouse. Prouse's Re- covery, ::

1672. May 10. George Sealy. Sealy's Delight. 1(>72. " " John Boteler. Newington Green. 1672. " 11. William Coulter. Cheive Chase. 1672. " " Mathew Wilson. Nottingham. 1672. " " William Winsmore. Pipe Elm. 1672. " 14. William Prentice. Prentice's 2d Choice.

1672. « 22. Daniel Browne. Charing Cross. 1672. " 17. Richard Patee. Seiuse. 1672. " 15. Kichard Kemball. Partner's Choice. 1672. " 12. Henry Smith. Kodder. 1672. " 16. same. Porshows.

1673. Aug. 1. Robert Ridgely. Friend's Choice. 1672-1686. Extracts or Copys of Severall Grants or Pattents of Land recorded in the Land Record Books

of the Province of Maryland. Exhibitt No. 4.

9 ])p., ft). Contents

1672. Nov. 10. Liber W. C. No. 2, fo. 176.

1682. " 17. same. No. 5, fo. 336. 1672.

1682. Nov. 17. same. No. 5, fo. 335.

1684. Apl. 5. same. No. 4, fo. 139. 1686. May 10.

1675. Sept. 23. Payment made to Indians for Land on west side

Delaware. 1 p., fo. 1682-8. Grants of Land on or near Delaware. Copy

made about 1750. pp., fo. Contents

1683. June 28. Col. Vincent Lowe. Talbot Co. Col. Talbot. New Ireland, Cecil Co.

1682. June 12. John Steven.s. Durham Co. :

1684. Apl. 5. John Stevens. Durham Co.

1684. " 25. Ephraim Hermann. St. Augus-

tine Manor. " " same. same.

1687. Sept. 20. Richard Pattey. Somerset Co.

1688. June 12. same. same. 1688. July 22. Robert Ridgely. On Delaware. 1683. Nov. 29. Edward Dwyro. New Ireland, Cecil Co.

1683. j\Iay 10. same. same. 1683. Aug. 29. same. New Munster, Cecil Co.

1683. May 10. same. same. 1683. Sept. 29. same. New Ireland, Cecil Co.

1686. May 10. Thomas Casey. same. Col. Talbot. Cowe Creek, Cecil Co.

same. Izembergh , same.

1682. Aug. 20. Copy Duke of York's grant to AVilliam Penn of Newcastle and twelve miles around. Fo., two

copies.

1682. Aug. 24. Exemplification of Duke of York's grant of New-

castle, the twelve mile circle and land south of Newcastle to William Penn. From the New

York Records, Oct. 17, 1735. [Great Seal of New York. Parchment.]

Same. Another copy made Oct. 20, 1735.

1683. Talbot's Connnission and Demands, etc. 7 pp., fo. Contents

1683. Sept. 17. Talbot's commission from Lord

Baltimore to demand all land

on west side Delaware below 40° from William Penn. :

1683. Sept. 24. Talbot's Demand of X. Moore. " Oct. 31. AnanswertoadeuiaudmadetoN, Moore, Penn's Deputy. Con- siderations upon the answer. 1683. Copies of warrants for land on Dela\vare Bay.

1685. Nov. 1. Order in Council. Division of the Peninsula. 1685. Nov. 18. Order of Privy Council dividing the Peninsula. 1716. May 16. Attainder of Col. Robert Talbot, of Hexham.

Order to seize his Real and Personal Estate in Cecil and Talbot Counties. Attested Copy, Sept. 27, 1759.

1717. Oct. 21. Petition of Earl of Sutherland to King for grant

of the Three Lower Counties. 6 pp., fo.

same. 10 pp., fo.

1725. Jan. 6. Appointment of meeting. Earl of Sutherland's

petition.

1753. Oct. 20. Lewis Evans to Gov. Sharpe, with a Summary of the Dutch Records of New York, with a maj) showing distribution of Land under agreement

of 1732. 12 pp., 4o. 1756. Apl. 16. Report of Board of Trade on petition of Caleb

Evans praying a grant of all Islands in Dela- ware River and Bay.

Extracts from Records in England and America.

Extracts from Council Records. Large folio, pp. 5-28, 33-44. Contents

1659. Oct. 7. Liber H. H., pages 44-59.

1661. May 13. same. 97-99. 1661. " 21. same. 108.

1661. July 1. same. 110-112.

1661. Sept. 19. same. 117-119. 13 98

1669. : ;

1672. July 11, 12. C. B. pages 11.3, 115.

1672. Dec. 16, 18. same. 118, 119.

Cojiies of papers from the Plantation office. About Penn's Grant,

Transcribed in 1735. Sm. fo., pp. 28. Contents

1680. June 14. Council to INIr. John Wcrden.

Werden to Council. 1680. June 23. " to Blaithwayt.

1680. " " Barnaby Dunck and Richard Burk to Wer- den.

1680. Oct. 16. AVerden to Blaithwayt.

1680. Nov. 6. Council to Attorney General.

1680. Nov. 18. Blaithwayt to Lord Baltimore's Agent.

1680. " 20. Werden to Blaithwayt.

1680. " 20. same to same.

1680. Dec. 16. Council Summons to Lord Baltimore's agent.

? Penn's Boundary settled by Lord Chamber-

lain.

? Attorney General to Lords of Trade.

1681. Feb. 24. Report of Mr. Penn's patent.

Proceedings before Committee of Trade.

1683, Apl. 17, 27 ; May 30 ; June 12. 1683/4, Feb. 12 ; July 2

July 16, 23 ; Sept. 30 ; Dec. 9. 1684/5, INIch. 17 ; Aug. 18,

26 ; Sept. 2 ; Oct. 8, 30 ; Nov. 7.

Privy Council.

; 1680, June 14, 25 ; Nov. 1 ; Nov. 11 Dec. 16. 1680/1, Jan. 15,

22 ; Feb. 24.

1682. Aug. 1. Copy Duke of York's Grant of Pennsylvania to Penn.

1633. July 3. Privy Council on Remonstrance of Virginia against Lord Baltimore's patent.

1638. Apl. 4. Privy Council on Claiborne's petition. 100

XIT.

Penn vs. Lord Baltimore.

Subsections: 1. Court Proceedings.

2. Agreements.

3. Appointment of Commissioners.

4. Commissioners' Reports.

5. Surveyors' Reports.

6. Maps.

7. Letters.

8. Miscellaneous.

1. Court Proceedings.

1743. June 9. Defendant's interrogatories to prove copy of Order

on Claiborne's claim in 1638, with the nature and authority of the book in which that order

is entered, also a copy of the order of Council

in 1696. 3 pp., fo.

1743. June 9. Before Lord Chancellor about Orders of Apl. 4,

1638, and July 7, 1696. 1 p., fo.

1743. July 15. Agreement of Solicitors to enlarge time for taking

testimony. 1 p., fo. Two copies.

1743. July 19. Order of Master of the Rolls to enlarge time of

publication. 4 ])p., fo.

1743. Oct. 26. Notes taken on a former hearing in 1743. 3 pp.,

fo. Three copies.

1747. May 14. Penn's Bill. 66 pp., fo.

1747. Nov. 7. Answers of Charles, Lord Baltimore, to the Bill.

Revivor and Supplemental Bill of Penn's. 4pp., fo.

1747. ? List of Evidence for Plaintiff. 12 pp., fo.

1747. ? Proofs for Defendant. Pp. 83-110.

1747. ? Abstract of Exhibits for Defendant. Nos. 1, 2,

3, 4, 6, 7, 7, 9. 14 pp., fo.

1747. ? Depositions on Plaintiff's part. P]). 44-110.

same. Four imperfect copies. i:

1' 102

1677. Aug. 24. William Pojjple to William Penn.

1678. Aug. 20. Nicholson to Lords of Trade.

1697. June 10. [Title of] Address of Council of Maryland to ?

1697. Sept. 1. William Penn to Markham.

1697. Sept. 2. Lords of Trade to Nicholson.

1699. Sept. 20. same to Blackiston.

1735. June 21. Brief, Bill and Answer for Defendant [Baltimore].

43 pp., fo. Six copies.

1735. ? Case of the Defendant. 15 pp., fo. Three copies, same, with memoranda. Two copies.

1735. Oct. 9. Brief on part of Plaintiffs [Penns]. 7 pp., fo.

same. 3 pp., fo.

? Petition of Charles, Lord Baltimore, to the King^

2 pp., fo.

1735. ? Memoranda of Evidence read for the Plaintiff.

3 2)p., fo. Five copies.

1748. Feb. 21. Defendant's instructions to oppose notice of motion.

8 pp., fo.

1749. Depositions on Plaintiffs. 45 pp., fo. 1749. Jan. 10. Notice to Defendant of an examination of wit-

nesses. 1 p., fo. Two copies.

1749. Feb. 26. Petition of Lord Baltimore to Lord Chancellor

to hear cause, with Lord Chancellor's order.

1 p., fo.

1749. Instructions to move on petition of Feb. 26. 2 pp.,

fo. Three copies.

1750. ? Additional Brief of Penn. 4 pp., fo. 1750. State of the amendments made by Plaintiffs to

their Bill since argument of Defendant's plea.

No. 8. 15 pp., fo. Two copies.

1750. May 7. Further evidence of Plaintiffs. 3 pp., fo.

1750. May 15. Notes of Lord Chancellor on pronouncing his

decree. No. 13. 7 pp., fo. Three copies. 1750. May 30. Breviate Supplemental Bill and Answer and 103

Proceedings subsequent thereto. No. 3. 11

pp., fo. Three copies.

1750/1. Mch. 16. Petition of Penn on the Decree. 5 pp., fo. Two copies.

1750/1. Mch. 19. Affidavit of F. J. Paris about Commission un-

der the Decree. 17 pp., fo. 27. Petition of 1751. Mch. Solicitor of Baltimore on same. 2 pp., fo.

1751. Mch. 29. Order of Lord Chancellor. Circle round New-

castle. 26 pp., fo.

1751. Mch. 29. same. same. 1 p., fo.

1751. Apl. Petition of Penn to the King. 3 pp., fo.

1752. Petition of Lord Baltimore, to oblige Penn to join

in ascertaining the Boundary. No. 5. 3 pp., fo. 1752. Mch. 22. Affidavits of John Browning and Hugh Ham-

mersley. 4 pp., fo. Three copies.

1752. June 30. Penn. Petition about Commissioners. 3 pp., fo. 1752. Nov. Brief on two Petitions (one of Baltimore, the other of Penn) to the King. For the Defen-

dant in support of their petition. 22 pp., fo. Four copies.

1753. Petition of Penn to have the line run under the

Decree. 3 pp., fo.

1753. Mch. 22. Instructions to oppose petition of Penn. 14 pp., fo. Two copies.

1753. May 1. Instructions for a conference with the Speaker.

1 p., fo.

1753. May 4. Instructions to attend a Conference at the Speak-

er's on the two petitions. 1 p., fo. Two copies.

1753. June 21, Further instructions in the affiiir of Penn and

Baltimore. For the petitioner Baltimore. 6 pp.,

fo. Two copies.

1753. Nov. 28. Petition of Penn to the King to have line run

under the Decree; recites agreement of 1732 1U4

and Decree of 1750; asks for Commissioners

to define Boundary. 6 pp., fo.

same. 3 pp., fo.

1754. Mch. 25. Case of Frederick, Lord Baltimore. 9 pp., fo. 1754. Jan. 21. Petition of Frederick, Lord Baltimore, to House

of Commons on his claims. Sm. fo., printed.

1754. Nov. 8. Penn's Bill. 637 pp., fo.

same. 48 pp., fo. 1755. Mch. 17. Notice to attend Conference at Mr. Henley's.

1 p., fo.

1755. May 7. Plea on behalf of Lord Baltimore. 45 pp., fo. Two copies.

1755. July 21. Instructions to move amendments to original bill.

2 pp., fo. 175(i. Aug. 14. F. J. Paris's paper on East and West line and

Lord Baltimore's answer. 1 p., fo.

1757. ? Short hints as drawn up by Lord Baltimore's Solicitor for better consideration of the instrument of confirmation prepared and tendered by

the Solicitor of the Penns. 8 pp., fo. Three copies.

1759. May 29, Heads of matters agreed upon between Counsel

on both sides. 1 p., fo.

1760. ? Penn's Bill. 219 pp., fo.

1761. Brief for Defendant. 21 pp., fo. Two copies. 1761. July 23. Attorney General's and Solicitor General's opinion

on the Agreement. 11 pp., fo.

1762. ? Answer of Lord Baltimore to Bill of Com- plaint of Penns. Indenture of 1760. 2

pp., fo.

1762. Feb. 2. Brief for Defendant. 21 pj)., fo. Three copies. 1768. Aug. 20. Report of Attorney General and Solicitor General

on Petitions of Lord Baltimore and JNIessi-s. Penn. 105

After 1760. Copy Bill in Chancery as prepared by the Attor- ney of the Penns and approved and signed by

the Solicitor General, intended to be filed.

3 pp., fo.

After 1730. Lord Baltimore's case, with opinion of jNIr. Wil-

braham and Mr. Jodrell. 4 pp., fo. ? Petition of the Penns to the King with answers

thei-eto. 12 pp., fo. Two copies.

? Copy of Mr. Browne's notes for his intended

argument. 19 pp., fo. Two copies. 1736/7. Lancaster Co., Pa. Trials of Disturbers of the

Peace. 7 pp., fo.

2. AgreemenU.

1732. May 10. Articles of Agreement, with copy of M88. map

annexed. 6 pp., fo.

same. without map. 6 i)p., fo.

same. same. 3 pj)., fo. 1733. Printed Title page of and the Penn Map to Agree-

ment of 1732. Sm. fo.

1732. ? Observations for Lord Baltimore on the Agree-

ment as now adjusted and on Mr. Wilmot's

proposed alteration thereon. 5 pp., fo.

1750. Mch. 16. Depositions in regard to the Agreement of 1732.

15 pp., fo. 1750. May 15. Lord Chancellor's decree on Articles of 1732.

2 pp., fo.

1750. same. 11 pp., fo.

1750. Draft of Indenture. 28 pp., fo.

1750. June 26. Penn's Solicitors' proposed alterations. 2 pp., fo.

1756. Draft of Indenture. 26 pp., fo. 1756-7. Draft of Indenture as originally prepared by the Penns, with the several alterations proposed 14 106

therein by Lord Baltimore's Counsel. No. 1.

27 pp., fo.

.same. 28 pp., fo.

17")7. Aug. 8. Draft of Agreement, with Penn's Solicitors' amendments to and alterations, and Letter of

F. J. Paris. 3 pp., fo.

17r)7. Aug. 8. Same, with some short answers thereto. Nos. 2-3.

5 pp., fo. 1759. May 28. Heads for a conference between Attorney General and Solicitor General for final settlement of

intended agreement. 2 pp., fo. 1759. May 29. Heads of matters agreed upon between Coun-

sel. 1 p.

1760. June. Draft of Agreement. 33 pp., fo. 1760. Observations on the Draft prepared by the Penns.

1760. July 4. Agreement. 21 pp., fo. same, with map in margin. Two copies. [Parchment.]

1760. July 5. Penn's release to Lord Baltimore of past costs and damages. [Parchment.]

1761. July 23. Attorney General's and Solicitor General's opinion

on the Agreement. 1 page, fo.

1762. Aug. 2. Petition to confirm Agreement. 36 pp., fo. 1768. Aug. 20. Report of Attorney General on the various Agree-

ments and Indentures. 2 pp., fo.

3. Appointment of Commissioners.

Lord Baltimore's.

1750. June 28. Draft of Commission. 5 pp., fo. 1750. June 20. Alterations on above proposed by Penns. 3pp.,fo. 1750. June 28. Commission, full copy. [Parchment.]

1760. July 5. Same. Map in margin. Two copies. do.

1761. Apl. 30. Commission enlarging time. Two copies, do. 107

1763. July 4. First draft of request to Governor to assist Mason

and Dixon, with loose memoranda. 3 pp., fo.

Same, with memoranda incorporated. 3 pp., fo. 1763. 108

1750. State of the Commissioners' Proceedings under

the decree of 1750. 12 pp., fo. 1750. Nov. 15-24. Proceedings of the Joint Commissioners. At-

tested copy. 23 pp., sm. fo.

1751. Apl. 22-June 17. Same. 9 pp., fo.

1751. Apl. 22-29. Same. Attested copy. 20 pp., fo. 1760. Sept. 19-Nov. 18. Same. Maryland Commissioners. 12pp.,

sm. fo.

1760. Nov. 19-Dec. 11. Same. Joint do 16pix, fo.

1760. Dec. 11-18. Same. Maryland do 2 pp., fo.

1761. Mch. 25-June 25. Same. Joint. 10 pp., fo.

1761-1762. Oct. 19-Apl. 30. Same. 7 pp., fo.

1762. Apl. 29-30. Same. 4 pp., fo.

1762. Sept. 14-15. Same. 4 pp., fo. Two copies. 1762. " " Two Propositions of the Maryland Commis-

sioners. 1763. July 15-21. Proceedings of Joint Commissioners. 17pp.,fo.

1763. Oct. 20-Dec. 10. same. 8 pp., fo.

5. Surveyor's Reports.

1751. Apl. 26-June 15. Emory and Jones' Journal. 20 pp., fo.

1752. Apl. 16-June 15. same. 9 pp., fo.

1760. Dec. 12-18. Copy of Instructions and Journal. 8 pp., fo.

Two copies.

1760-1762. Journal, No. 1, Dec. 13-Juue 15, with diagrams.

88 pp., sm. fo.

1762-1763. Same, No. 2, July 31-Aug. 30. 56 pp., sm. fo. " 1762. May 24-June 15. Journal. 4 pp., " " July 31-Aug. 16. same. 4 pp., " " Aug. 17-Sept. 1. same. 4 pp., " " Sept. 2-9. same. 3 pp., " " Sept. 18-Oct. 23. same. 4 pp., " " Oct. 25. same. 1 p.,

" Oct. 6-25. same. 3 pp., "

1763. Mch. 30. same. 1 p., two copies. 109

1764. Dec. 4. Mason and Dixon to ? 4 pp.

1768. Jan. 29. same to H. Hammersley. 3 pp. 1768. Penns and Baltimore in account with Mason and Dixon.

1769. Feb. 24. Same with Receipt in full of Lord Baltimore's moiety.

6. Maps.

1732. Map of Proposed Boundary. Printed by B. Franklin, and usually found with the printed Articlesof Agreement of 1732. "Wood-cut. Two copies. Same. Colored. Same. Copper-plate. Same. MS. on parchment. 1749. Lewis Evans' Printed Maj? of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York and Three Delaware Coun-

ties. L. Hebert, Sculp. Same. Colored. 1751. Emory and Kitten's MS. Map of Taylor's and

James' Island, Dorchester Co., Md., June 15, 1751.

? MS. Parchment Map of the Circle around New-

castle, showing property touched by the tan-

gent.

1768. Engraved Map of the final award of the Joint Commissioners with their report on parchment.

Two copies.

7. Letters.

1681. Apl. 10. William Penn to Lord Baltimore.

" Sept. 16. Same to Frisby, Lloyd and others.

1682. June 5. Charles, Lord Baltimore, to Capt. Wm. Mark- ham. 110

1682/8. Mch. 12. William Penn to Lord Baltimore. 1683. May 30. Same to same.

1683. June 6. Same to same.

1713. June 9. Charles, Lord Baltimore, to Deputies of Pa.

1722. July 14. Philemon Lloyd to Lord Baltimore.

1722. Sept. 11. Same to same.

1732. Aug. 18. Same to same.

1732. ? Same to same. Pp. 9-15.

1732/3. Feb. 17. P. Gordon to same.

1725. Mch. 22. Charles Lowe to P. Lloyd.

1749/50. Jan. 31. P. Gregory to Lord Baltimore.

1750. July 27. Same to same.

" Aug. 4. Same to same.

1750/1. Feb. 23. John Sharpe to Edmund Jennings.

1752. May 28. Same to F. J. Paris.

1752. Sept. 14. Edmund Jennings to C. Calvert.

1753. May 5. C. Calvert to Thomas Penn.

1753. Aug. 18. Same to John Sharpe.

1755. Apl. 27. E. Jennings to C. Calvert.

1756. May 3. John Penn to Lord Baltimore.

1756. June 19. William Sharpe to ?

1760. Nov. 29. Stephen Bordley to C. Calvert.

1760. Dec. Gov. Sharpe to Charles Goldsborough.

? Queries submitted to C. Goldsborough and his

answers. Two copies.

1760. Same to D. Dulany.

1760. Gov. Sharpe to S. Bordley. Two copies.

Additional Queries submitted to S. Bordley. Two

copies.

1761. Feb. 24. S. Bordley to H. Sharpe.

? Same. Answer to Queries.

1761. Apl. 22. Charles Wilmot to C. Calvert.

1761. June 19. C. Calvert to Hugh Hammersley.

1763. Sei)t. 25. Same to Lord Baltimore. Ill

8. Miscellaneous.

1680. Mch. 4. The Charter of Pennsylvania. 2 pp., sm. fo. Copy made early in 18th century.

168 ? Col. Talbot's Conference with William I'enn. 10

pp., fo. 1682. Dec. 13. Conference between Lord Baltimore and William

Penn at Col. Tailler's on the Ridge in Anne

Arundel Co. 7 pp., fo. 1683. May 31. The sum and substance of what was agreed and spoken by Charles, Lord Baltimore, and Wil- liam Penn at that private conference at New-

castle. 3 pp., fo.

Same. Attested by Lord Baltimore. 2 pp., fo. The state of the Lower Counties in relation to

Penn. 2 pp., fo. 1715. The Claims of the Proprietors of Maryland and

Pennsylvania stated. 16 pp., fo. 1720. Aug. 29. [Logan's] A plain view of all that has been said

or publickly talked for these twenty yeare la.st past concerning the boundaries of Maryland and

Pennsylvania. 3 pp., fo. Sundry observations relating to Lord Baltimore's

claims. 4 pp., fo. 1722. Jan. 19. Proclamaticm of Governor reciting order of Privy

Council, Nov. 13, 1685.

1736. Oct. 21. Resolution of Governor and Council on Crcsaj)

affaii'.

1737. Apl. 20. Depositions about burning Cresap's house, and of

Cresap's house being in Maryland. 35 pp., fo.

? MS. Map of headwaters of the Potomac and ad- jacent country, showing Lulian towns. Two

copies, one with memoranda.

A letter from a gentleman in Pennsylvania to his friend in Mary- land, with some reasons whv the Northern Boundary of ;

112

Maryland is limited to 39 degrees, togetlier with an answer

to the foregoing letter.

Mch. 27, 1749, May 1, 1749, Apl. 12, 1751, with five MS. Maps on three sheets, and a wood-cut of Smith's Map of 1606

engraved by J, Senex, 1735. 43 pp., sm. fo.

Same. Three other copies without maps. Each 17 pp., large fo. Some short observations upon the Penselvanian Map and ground-

less objections against the undoubted rights and bounds of

Maryland. 9 pp., fo.

Gov. Ogle's observations on the demands of the Penns. 4 pp.,

large fo. Five copies.

175 ? An account of the question in dispute between Baltimore and Penn, with a draught (map) of Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia and New Jersey.

1751. Apl. 12. Agreement between Lord Baltimore and Abra- ham Taylor in reference to evidence to be furnished. [Parchment.] The Case of the Province of Maryland, touching the outrageous

riots which have been committed in the Borders of that Province by inhabitants of Pennsylvania. To be heard

before the Lords of the Council, 23d Feb., 1737. 3 pp., fo. Remarks on a Message of the Upper House to the Lower House of Assembly in 1762.

[Philadelphia: B. Franklin,] 1764. pp., sm. 8o.

[In a contemporary letter of D. Dulany, this pamphlet is said to have been written and printed by Franklin.] Justice of taxing the American Colonies demonstrated.

London, 1766, 8o.

Treaty of 1794. London, 1795. 8o. Case of the British Merchants trading to America.

London, 1804. 8o.

Extracts from Long's Astronomy to shew that a parallel of Lati-

tude is a due East and West line. 2] pp., fo. 113

1763. Aug. 4. Dr. Bevis' and Mr. Harris' Hints ou runniug the Tangent Line.

Signed by Cecilius Calvert, John Penn, and Rich- ard Penn.

Opinion of Robt. Henley on the Tangent Line.

Reasons by Lord Baltimore's Mathematician for a superficial

measure. 2 pp., fo. Proposals of Mr. Caecilius Calvert on the tangent.

C. AVALON. XHL

1623. James I. Patent to Sir Geo. Calvert, of Avalon.

Copy in English. 11 pp., fo.

Same. Copy in Latin. 9 pp., fo. 1634. Inspeximus of the charter of Avalon.

[Great Seal. Parchment.]

1638. Nov. 13. Charles I. Patent of New Foundland to Hamil- ton Pembroke Holland and Dr. David Kirke.

10 pp., fo. 1651/2. Mch. 11. Deposition of James Pratt. Avalon Patent.

2 pp. 1652. Examination of Annie Love and others before

Commissioners at Ferryland. Avalon Patent.

45 pp., fo.

1652. May 5. Petition and Remonstrance of Sir David Kirke

about Avalon. May 5. Two papers. 1652. Aug. 30. Answers of Amy Taylor to her examination. Avalon Patent.

1652. ? Deposition of John Stevens. Avalon Patent.

1653. The Lord Baltimore's cjise concerning Avalon.

1663. Aug. 30. Act made by tlie tenants of Avalon. Fishing, etc. 15 114

1670. Lord Baltimore's case concerning Avalon. The same. [Printed broadside.]

1674. June 1. Commission to Robt. Swanly as Lieutenant of Avalon. [Parchment.]

1677. Mch. 30. Order ofPrivy Council Building in Newfoundland. 1677. Apl. 11. George Pearson to Lord Baltimore advising him of above order.

1677 ? State of the business of Newfoundland and the

fisheries. 11 pp. 1753. Lord Baltimore's petition relating to appointment

of a Governor for Avalon. 6 pp., fo. Three

copies.

1753. July 26. Privy Council order referring above to Commis- sioners of trade. 1754. Copy, case of Lord Baltimore relating to Avalon, with Earl of Northumberland's opinion, with report of Attorney-General made upon his

Lordship's petition for leave to appoint a Governor. Enclosure. Duplicate of Petition of 1753.

Bounds of the Province.

1756. Petition of Worthington Brice for working mines in Newfoundland.

? Fred., Lord Baltimore's petition to King relating

to the Province of Avalon. 7 pp., fo. 115

D. THE CALVERT FAMILY.

XIV.

Grants, Deeds and other Documents relating to Land, ETC., IN England. Parchment.

The Arundels.

14 Elizabeth, Trinity Terra. Fine and surrender by Wil- liam Lord Burghley and

others, to JNIatthew and Charles Arundell, of Man- or of Semley. 40 Elizabeth, 21 July. Covenant by Sir Matthew Arun-

del, and signed by him.

? 14 Elizabeth, 25 June. Wm. Cecil, Lord Burghley, to

Matthew Arundel, to Anthony, Viscount Mountague.

1582. 24 Elizabeth, 25 Oct. Sir Matthew Arundel to William Arundell. Land at Tilbury, Wiltshire. Signed by Matt. Arundel. 27 Elizabeth, 19 June. Sir Matthew Arundell, of Ward- our. Land in Dorset. 28 Elizabeth, 23 Oct. Deed from Sir Mathewe Arun-

dell, of Wardour Castell, to Anthony Vycount Mountague,

K. G., and others. Land in Dorset. Signed by Mountague and others. 1598. 41 Elizabeth, 14 Dec. Will of Sir Matthew Arundc"), Knight. Signed Matt. Arun-

dell.

45 Elizabeth, 1 Dec. Sir Thomas Arundel, grant of Christ Church Manor. Signed 116

by Tho. Aruiidell, witnessed by Thomas Arrundell, of Wardo

Castell, and others.

45 Elizabeth, 24 Jan. John Bodenham to and from Sir Thomas Arundel, surrender

and lease of Manor of Semley.

1 James, 20 Oct. Thomas Arundel, of Wardour, to John Barnes. Signed by John Barnes.

13 James I, 13 Nov. John ftbyle, for Lord Arundel.

Signed by John fFoyle.

14 James I, 12 Dec. Decree in Chancery. Earle vs. Earle. Certified by Great Seal. Christ Church Manor.

15 James, 10 May. Same to Garrett Weston and William Hocher. Signed by Thos. Arundell.

1633. 9 Charles, 1 June. Same to Edward, Lord Gorges, of Dondalke, and others. Manor of Semley. Signed Thos. Arun-

dell.

1636. 12 Charles, 30 Apl. Same. Appointment to uses War- dor Castle and other property.

1637. 13 Charles, 2 July. Same to J. Reynell and William Sandys. Land in Dorset. Signed by Reynell and Sandys. 1637/8. 13 Charles, 28 Feb. Articles, Agreement betweane the Lord of Shrewsbury and

My Lord Arundell as to the intended marriage of the Earl

to Frances, daughter of said Thomas. Signed Shrewsbury. (Cancelled). Witnessed by Lord Baltimore. 117

1628. 12 Oct.

1639. 15 Charles,

1639. 15 Charles, 20 June

1639. 15 Charles, 16 Aue.

1639. 118

1655. 1 Mch. Agreement between Cecill, Lord Baltimore, and Humphry- Weld, of Lulworth, and Clare,

his wife, and Catherine Ewre, widow, two of the daughters

and co-heirs of Ladie Anne Arundell. 31 HenryVIII, Jan. 30. Grant by Henry VIII of a licence

to Cristofer Conyers, son and heir of Robert Conyers.

5 Elizabeth, June 28. To George Conyers. [Great Seal.] 26 Elizabeth, Feb. 13. Lease to Thomas Conyers, son of George Conyers, by Hon. William Cecil Knight, Lord Burghley, and Thomas Sex-

aforde. With Schedule attached. Signed by W. Burgh-

ley.

40 Elizabeth, Nov. 3. Lease, from Hurvey Hastinges

to Thomas Lyne, of Wyke

Farm, in Co. Southampton. Case of Outlawry of Charles Calvert in Ireland in 1689.

17 ? Broadside. Two copies.

1720. May 4. Marriage Articles of John Hyde, Esq., and the Hon. Jane Calvert. Signed Charles Baltemore.

Witnessed, Ben. Leo. Calvert. ? 1751. Case upon the three Maryland Acts, and Opinion. Two copies. 1751. Two papers. Case on Marriage Settlement of Frederick, Lord Baltimore.

1751-4. A paper relating to the portions of Caroline and Louisa Calvert.

1751. June 11. Appointment of Cecilius Calvert and Thomas

Bladen as guardians of Caroline Calvei*t. 119

1751. Nov. 23. Frederick, Lord Baltimore vs. Onslow and others. Three papers.

? Seven papers in the Francis Brerevvood case.

? Executors of Charles, Lord Baltimore, vs. Fred- erick, Lord Baltimore. Defendant's Answer.

26 pp., fo. 1753. Nov. 12. Richard Barnet to Jno. Morgan. Amount of debt due by Frederick, Lord Baltimore, and Release to Lord Baltimore endorsed thereon.

Danhij Wiske.

1601. 42 Elizabeth, Mch. 5. Grant of the advowson of the rectory of Danby. Signed by Richard Etheryngton and Henricus Best.

1603. 1 James I, Oct. 20. Thomas Conyers, Christopher Conyers and George Pudsley and William Moynell. Grant

to Grover Pudsey and others. Signed by Thomas and Chris- topher Conyers.

1608. 6 James I, Dec. 5. Robert Dawe and Robert Typ- per. Danby Wiske and various

Manors in Suffolk, Norfolk, &c. Signed by Robert Dawe.

1611. 9 James I, Aug. 7. Radulphus Rookeby to ]\Iarma- duke Sympson. Signed by Ru. Rokeby, Roger Tockett, William Tockett and Myles Taylor.

1612/3. 9 James I, Mch. 21. Raphe Rookebye and others to John Constable. Signed by Raphe Rookebye and Myles Taylor. 120

1615/6. 13 James I, Feb. 13. George Calvert and Richard

Forster. Signed by Ki : Fors-

ter.

1617. 14 James, June 19. George Calvert, Esq., to James Morley and James Pennyman,

Jr. Signed by James INIorley.

1622. 20 James, Dec. 6. Sir George Calvert, Knight, to Walter Mallory, Dan by Wiske—and on separate sheet of parchment, North East

Shore in Moulton. Signed by Geo. Calvert.

1623. 20 James, Dec. 6. Same. Signed by Walter Mal-

lory.

1623. 20 James I, Dec. 7. A Declaration of Trust. Sir George Calvert, Knight, Sir Henry ffane,William Peaseley and Philip Darnall. Signed by Geo. Calvert. Two sheets. 1694/5. Feb. 18. Charles, Lord Baltimore, and Thomas More. Signed by T. More.

Kipl'm or Kipling.

39 Elizabeth, June 15. Bargain and Sale of the tytles of Kipling from Henry Scroops and C'uthbert Pepper. Signed by Henry Scroope.

21 James, Feb. 18. Sir George Calvert, in chancery, with part of the Seal.

1677. 29 Charles II, Aug. 5. Charles, Lord Baltimore, Chris- topher Smithson and Leonard

Sniith^on to George Smithson

and others. Signed by Ch. 121

Baltimore, Christopher and Leonard Smithson.

1677. 29 Charles II, Aug. 6. George Smithson, Nicholas Lowe and Charles, Lord Baltimore. Declaration of Trust. Signed by George Smithson and Nich- olas Lowe.

3 Charles, Mch, 20. Sir George Calvert to Cecil Cal-

vert, to levy a fine on all his lands in Yorkshire. Signed Geo. Baltimore.

Same. Signed Cecill Calvert.

1678. Mch. 15. Charles, Lord Baltimore, to

Henry Lowe and others. Kip- lin, Dan by, &c. Signed C. Baltemore.

Moulton.

16 James I, Nov. 28. The King to Sir George Calvert.

(Calvert fiimily grs. of laud

in Eng.)

1643. 19 Charles, Aug. 11. Cecill, Lord Baltimore, Hugh

Smithson, Jerom Roystone, Jr.

and Peter Coles. Signed C. Baltemore. Counterpart of same. Signed by

Smithson, Roystone and Coles.

1648. 24 Charles, Dec. 1. Hugh Smithson, Jerom Royston,

Jr., Peter Coles, William Bur-

nett and James Clement.

Signed by first three. Tested,

C. Baltemore.

24 Charles, Dec. 2. "William Burnett, James Clem- ent and Cecill, Lord Baltemore. 16 122

With a schedule of various deeds. Signed C. Baltemore.

167G. 29 Charles II, Mch. 8. James Clement, Charles, Lord Baltemore, and Richard Alle-

bond. Grant. Signed by Jas.

Clement and Ch : Baltemore. " " " 9. Release. Signed by same.

31 Charles II, Mch. 14. Charles, Lord Baltimore, Henry Lowe, Nicholas Lowe and Thomas Gilbert. Signed C. Baltemore.

Semley.

9 Elizabeth, July 20. Henry Baynton, Francis Bayn- ton and Roger Bodeuham.

1608. Dec. 5. Edward Thurlaude to John Manyngham. Signed by Manyngham.

1655. Aug. 16. Rowland Piatt and William

Kuype to Cecill, Lord Balti- more. Signed by Piatt and Kuype.

? Lands in Berks, Wilts and Ox-

ford. 1616. May 13. Pitzhanger, Middlesex. Rich-

ard Lee. Conveyance in fee of the Manor of Pitzhanger. Signed by Richard Lee. Same. Signed by same.

Ead Pulham.

1571. Dec. 12. An exemplification of dismission of evidence.

Carle vs. Arundel. Three sheets. 123

1653. Feb. 20. Conveyance from Sir Thomas Reynell and others, trustees, to William Constantine and Raphe Darnall of East Pulham and Berne ]\[eadow, held in trust under the will of Thomas, Lord Arundel, for his grandson, Henry Arundel. Signed by J. Reynell and witnessed by C. Bal-

temore, John Langford and others.

1658. July 7, Nicholas Gould, Cecill, Lord Baltimore, William Constantine, Raphe Darnall, Robert Haworth and Richard Whitehead. Signed by Gould, Haworth and Whitehead. Same. Signed by Haworth and Whitehead.

Same. Omitting name of First. Signed by same.

32 Charles II. AVragg's Recovery. ?

1 James II. Same. ?

Waterford, Ireland.

1709. June 21. Conveyance by Charles, Lord Baltimore, and

others, of lands in County Waterford to James

Taylor. Signed C. Baltemore and Fran. Wyse.

St. Giles in the Fields.

1697. Oct. 15. Charles, Lord Baltimore, to William Spencely

Brownlow Street. With schedule. Signed by Spencely.

1734. Mch. 31. Counterpart of assignment of lease from Lord

Baltimore to Raphe Lane. Signed by Ra. Lane.

1731. July 8. Manor of Chesterton, Huntingdon.

1732. Oct. 12. William Genew, of Ham. Co., Surrey, to Caecilius Calvert, Esq. Counterpart of INIortgage.

1745/6. Feb. 17. Power of Attorney from John and Henry Hyde

to Thomas Bladen, Ik-njamin Tasker and D. Dulany.

1745/6. Feb. 18. Same from Samuel Hyde to same. 124

1745/6. Feb. 18. Same from Charles, Lord Baltimore to Thomas Bladen aud Benjamin Tasker.

Epso7i.

1709-1766. Eighteen parchments and papere.

Eden Papers.

1748. Sept. 26. Tested copy of Will of Robert Eden, Hon. Spen- cer Cowper, Duke of Durham, to Sir John Eden, Baronet.

1762. July 3. Same to same.

1764. Jan. 9. Same to same. License to assign. Two copies.

" 11. Sir John Eden, Baronet, to Robert Eden.

XV.

Personal Letters.

1781. Sept. 6. Henry Jernegen to Lord Baltimore.

1740/1. Feb. 6. John Dacosto to ?

1741. Oct. 3. C. Calvert to John Sharpe.

1744. June 1. Two receipts. Theo. Janssen. 1753. Dec. 14. Lord Baltimore to Lady Baltimore.

1756. Mch. 6. Duke of Devonshire to Lord Baltimore. 1756. Mch. 23. Duke of Bridgewater to same.

1756. May 8. Earl of Waldegrave to same.

1756. May 9. Earl of Hertford to same.

1756. May 9. Earl of Northumberland to same.

1756. June 6. Same to same.

1756. June 6. Earl of Waldegrave to same.

1756. June 8. Earl of Jersey to same.

1758. Aug. 20. Duke of Bridgewater to same.

1758. Aug. 24. Earl of Jersey to same. 1758. 126

Map of part of Russia, 1734.

Colored MS. plan of Cronstadt and St. Petersburg, 1737.

XVI.

Heraldic Documents.

1622. Dec. 3. Confirmation of Arms to Sir George Calvert.

Granted by Richard St. George Norroy, King at

Arms. [Emblazoned.] Signed Ri : St. George Norroy. 1624. Patent under the Great Seal creating George Cal-

vert, Baron Baltimore of Baltimore in Ireland.

[Emblazoned with Great Seal.] 1656. Pedigree of the families of Jarmy Mynn and Wyndham, prepared for Mr. Justice Wyndham. [With numerous Coats of Arms tricked and emblazoned.]

1785. Apl. 6. Confirmation of Arms to Lady Frances, Mary

Wyndham (daughter of Frederick, last Lord Baltimore). Signed Isaac Heard, Garter prin-

cipal King at Arms, and Thomas Lock, Claren- ceux King at Arms. [Emblazoned. Seals.]

1746. Feb. 3. Patent appointing Charles Fifth Lord Baltimore Cofferer of the Household to H. R. H. Fred-

erick, Prince of Wales. [Seal.]

1746. Feb. 3. Another as Surveyor General to H. R. H. Fred-

erick, Prince of Wales. [Seal.] THE CALVERT PAPERS

FIRST SELECTION.

CONTENTS.

No. Pakk.

1. Lord Baltimore's Instructions TO Colon IS IS, - - - ]S]

2. Thomas Smith's Account OF HIS Capture, - - - ]4]

3. Henry Ewbank's Account of his Capture, - - - - ]4o 4. Secretary Kemp to Lord Baltimore, - - - . 149 6. The same to the same, - -- 152 6. The SAME TO the same, ----... 155

7. Thomas Copley TO THE SAME, ------157

8. Thomas Cornwaleys TO THE SAME, - - - - . kj;}

9. Gov. Leonard Calvert to the samk, - - - . . 1^2

10. Secretary John Lewger to the same, . - . . 194 11. Father Andrew White TO the SAME, 201,

12. Ceciliu.s, Lord Baltimore, TO Gov. Leonard Calvert, - 211

13. The SAME, Declaration to THE Lords, - - - - - 221

14. Gov. Charles Calvert to Cecilius, Lord Baltimore, - 229

15. The SAME to THE .SAME, 2-52

16. The SAME TO THE SAME, 277

17. Part OF A Letter- Book OF Gov. Charles Calvert, - - 30r)

18. William Penn to Charle.s, Lord Baltimore, - - - 322

19. The same TO Frisby, Jones, AND others, . - . . ,323

20. The SAME to Charles, Lord Baltimore, - - - - 825

21. The .SAME TO THE SAME, - - - 327 22. The SAME TO THE SAME, ..----. 328 23. Charles, Lord Baltimore, to William .Markham, - - 330

17 129

THE CALVERT PAPERS.

No. 1. LORD BALTIMORE'S INSTRUCTIONS TO COLONISTS.

[Indorsement.] 15 Nouem. 1633. A Coppy of

Instructions to Mf Leo. Caluert, Mr Jerora Hawley & Mf Tho. Cornwaleys the

Lo : Balti mores Gonernor & Comissioners of his prouiuce of Maryland. In the 5"! Article some

directions is given concerning Cap. Cleyborne,

Instructions 13 Nouem : 1633 directed by tlie Right Hone"!"

Cecilius Lo : Baltimore & Lord of the Prouinces of Mary Land and Avalon vnto his well beloued Brother

Leo : Caluert Esq' his Lop' Deputy Gonernor of his prouince of Mary Land and vnto Jerom Hawley and Thomas Cornwaleys Esq? his Lo^P' Coiiiissioners for the gouernment of the said Prouince. 131 132

1. Inpri : His Lo^'' requires his said Gouernor & Com-

missioners th' in their voyage to Mary Land they be very

careful! to preserue vnity & peace amongst all the passengers on Shipp-board, and that they suffer no scandall nor offence to be giuen to any of the Protestants, whereby any iust complaint may heercafter be made, by them, in Virgiiica or in

England, and that for that end, they cau^e all Acts of Komane

Catholique Religion to be done as priuately as may be, and

tliat they instruct all the Romane Catholiques to be silent

vpon all occasions of discourse concerning matters of Rct

ligion ; and that the said Gouernor & Comii-sioners trcate the

Protestants w'*" as much mildness and fauor as Justice will

permitt. And this to be obserucd at Land as well as at Sea.

2, That while they are aboard, they do theyre best endeau-

ors by such instruments as they shall find fittest for it, amongst the seamen & passengers to discouer what any of them do know concerning the priuate plotts of his LoT^ ad-

uersaries in England, who cndeauored to ouerthrow his voyage :

to learne, if they cann the names of all such, their speeches,

if where & when they spoke them, and to whom ; The places, they had any, of their consultations, the Instruments they

vsed and the like : to gather what proofes they cann of them ;

and to sett them downe particulerly and cleerely in writing

w'*' all the Circumstances ; together w'J' their opinions of the truth and validity of them according to the condition of the

persons from whom they had the information ; And to gett if

they can euery such informer to sett his hand to his Informa-

con. And if they find it necessary & that they haue any good probable ground to discouer the truth better, or that they find

some vnwilling to reueale that w°'' (by some speeches at ran- dome, that haue fallen from them) they haue rca-on to suspect

they do know concerning that buisness : that at their arriuall ;

133 in Mary Land they cause encry such p>on to answer vpon oath, to such questions as they shall thinke fitt to ])roi)ose vnto them : And by some trusty mcsseujier in the next shipj)s that returne for England to send his Lo''' in w ritino- all such

Intelligences taken either by deposition or otherv.ise.

3. That as soonc as it shall please god they shall arriue vpon the coast of Virginea, they be not perswaded by the master or any other of the shij)p, in any case or for any respect whatsoeuer to goe to James Towne, or to come \v*''in

the coiaand of the the fort at Poynt-Comfort : vnle^s they should be forct vnto it by some extremity, of weather, (w"'' god forbidd) for the preseriuition of their lines & goodes, and that they find it altogether impcssible otherwise to preserne thems'jlues : But that they come to an Anchor somewiierc about Acomaeke, so as it be not vnder the comaixl of any fort

& to send ashcare there, to inquire if they (ann find any to take w"' them, that cann giue them some good informatione of the Bay of Chesapeacke and Pattawomeck Bluer, and that may giue them some light of a fitt place in his LoT^ Countrey to sett downe on ; wherein their cheife care must be to make choice of a place first that is probable to be healthfull and fruitfull, next that it may be easily fortified, and thirdly that it may be convenient for trade both an"' the English and sauages.

4. That by the first oportunity after theyr aniuall in ^lary

Land they cause a messenger to be dispatcht away to Janus

Town such a one as is conformable to the Church of Enuland, and as they may according to the best of their iudgments trust ; and he to carry his ma'?' letter to S' Joini Haruie the

Gouernor and to the rest of the Couuccll there, a- likewise his

LoPP' letter to S"! Jo: Haruie, and to give him notice of their the said arriuall : And to bane in charge, vpon the deliuery of 134

letters to behaue himself" w"' much respect vnto the Gouernor,

and to tell him th' his LoP^ had an intention to hauc come

himself in ])ers()n this yeare into those parts, as he may per-

ceiue hv iiis ma"!"' letter to him hut findiuir that the setling; of

that buisncss of his Plantation and some other occasions,

retjuired his presence in Enirland for some time longer then he

expected, he hath deferred liis owne coming till the next yeare,

when he will not faile by the grace of god to be there ; and to

lett him vnderstand how much his Lo''"' desires to hold a good

correspondency w"* him and that Plantation of Virginca, w'''

he wilbe ready to shew vj)i)n all occa-;ions and to assure him by the best words he cann, of his Lt)''!'^ particuler affection to his person, in respect of the many reports he hath heard of his

worth, and of the ancient ac(][uaintance and freindshipp w"'' he

hath vnderstood was between his Lo''''' father & him as likewise for those kind respects he hath shewne vnto his L"?p by his letters since he vnderstoode of his L"''.''^ intention to be his

neighbor in those parts : And to present him w"' a Butt

of sacke from his L^pp w°'' his I/^p iiath giuen directions for, to be sent vnto him.

5. That they write a letter to Cap : Clay borne as soone as conveniently other more necessary occasions will giue them

leane after their arriuall in the Countrey, to give him notice of

their arriuall and of the Authority & charge coiiiitted to them

by his L"?P and to send the said letter together w"' his L"pp' to

him by some trusty messenger that is likewise conformable

vnto the Church of England, w*'' a message also from them to

him if it be not inserted in their letter w"'' is better, to invite

him kindly to come vnto tliem, and to signifv that they haue

some buisness of importance to speake w"' him about from his Lopp ^ycii concernes his good very much ; And if lie come vnto

them then that they vse him courteously and w(!ll, and tell 135

him, tliat his L"'''' vnderstanding that he liath settled a })lan- tacon there w"'iii the precinets of his L""'''^ Pattent, wislied them to Ictt him know that liis L"'''' is wiliino; to <>iiie him all the encouragement he cann to proeecde ; And that his \j"^^ hath had some propositions made vnto him by eertainc m''chants in London who pretend to be partners w"' him in that plantation, (viz) ]\P Delabarr, MfTompson Mr Cloberry,

Mr Collins, & some others, and that they desired to haue a grant from his L"'''' of that Hand a\ here he is : Bnt his I/Cp vnderstanding from some others that there was some difference in partnership]) between him and them, and his L"'''' finding them in their discourse to him, that they made somewhat

slight of Cap : Clayborne's interest, doubted least he miglit preiudice him by making them any grant his Lo''"" being ignorant of the true state of their buisness and of the thing they

desired, as likewise being well assured that by Cap : Clayborne his care anel inelustry besides his charges, that plantation was first beguim anel so farr aduanced, was for these reasons vnwilling to condescenel vnto their desires, and therefore eleferrcd all treaty w'!' them till his Lo'l'' could truly vndersland from him, how matters stand between them, and what he would

elesire e)f his L,"^^ in it. w*''' his Lo'''' expects from him ; that therevpon his L"'"'' may take it into farther consideration how to do iusticc to euery one of them and to giue them all reasonable satisfaction ; And that they assure liini in fine that his L"'''' intends not to elo him any wrong, but to shew him all the loue and fauor that he eann, and that his L"'''' gaue them directions

will, like to do so to him in his absence ; in confideMice that he a ge)od subiect to his ma"'' conforme himself to his bigness gratious letters pattents granted to his Lo'!' whereof he may sec the Duplicate if he desire it together w"' tiieir Comi.-sion from his L"''p. If he do refuse to ceune vnto them vpon their 136

invitation, that they Ictt him alone for the tirst yearc, till vpon notice giiien to his L"^'' of his answere and behaniour they rcccine farther directions from his I^"''''; and that they informe themselues as well as they cann of iiis plantation and what his desio^nes are, of what strength & what Correspondency he keepcs w'.'' Virginea, and to giue an Account of euery particular to his L'T''.

i). That when they haue made choice of the place where they intend to settle themsehics and that they hane brought their men ashoare \v''' all their prouisions, they do assemble all the people together in a fitt and decent manner and then cause his raa''f^ letters pattents tf> be publikcly read by his L"''"'' Sec- retary John Bolles, and afterwards his L°PP^Comission to them, and that either the Gouernor or one of the CoTiiissioners presently after make some short declaration to the people of his

L"'!'" intentions w"^^'' he means to pursue in this his intended plantation, w"'' are first the honor of god by endeauoring the conversion of the sauages to Christianity, secondly the aug- mentation of his ma'"'^ P^iupire c^^ Dominions in those ])arts of the world by reducing tliem vnder the subiection of his

Crowne, and thirdly by the good of such of his Countreymen as are willing to aduenture their fortunes and themselves in it, by endeauoring all he cann, to assist them, that they may reape the fruites of their cliarges & labors according to the hopefulnes of the thing, w"' as much freedome comfort and in-

(touragement as they cann desire ; and w'*" all to assure them, that his L"''.''' affection & zeale is so greate to the aduancement of this Plantacon and consei|uently of their good, that he will imploy all his endeauors in it, and that he would not haue failed to haue come himself in person along w"' them this first veare, to haue l)eene partakcM* w"* them in tlie honor of the first voyage thither, but that by reasons of some vnexpected 137

lurideiits, he found it more necessarv lor their

England some time longer, for the better estal)lisiinient of his and tlieir right, then it was Htt that the shi]))) should sta\- iiir him, l)ut that by the grace of god he intends \v%nt fiiile to be w"" them the next year : And that at this time thev take occasion to minister an oath of Allegeance to his ma'!'' vnto all and euery one vpou tiic })la(e, after iiauing first j)uhlikclv in the presence of the people taken it themselues; letting them know that liis Lo^P gane particuler directions to hane it one of the first thinges tliat were done, to testify to the world tluit none should enioy the benefitt of his ma"f^ gratious Grant vnto his

L'TP of that place, but such as should giuc a |)ubli(|uc assurance of tiieir fidelity & allegeance to his ma".^

7. that they infornie themselues what they cann of the present state of the old Colony of Virginea, both for matter of gouernment ct and Plantacon as likewise what trades they driue both at home and abroade, who are the clieifc and richest men, & haue the greatest power amongst them whether their clamors against his Lo''P pattent contimie and whether they increase or diminish, who they are of note that shew themselues most in it, and to find out as neere as they cauu, what is the true reason of their disgust against it, or whether there be really any other reason but what, being well examined proceedes rather from s|>leene and malice then from any other cause; And to infornie his [/'''' exactly \\hat they vudcrstand in any of these particulers.

)S. That they take all occasions to gaine and oliligc any of the Councell of Virginea, tiiat they shall vn(U'rstand incline to have a good correspondency w'!' his L"''.'" ])lantation, eithci- l)y permission of trade to them in a i-casonablc j)r(tj)ortion, w"'in his L"''.'" precincts, or any other way they can, so it be clccrcly vnderstood that it is by the way of courtesy and nut of i-iglit. 18 138

9. That Avlicre they intend to settle the Plantacon tlicy first

make choice of a fitt ])lace, and a competent qnantity of ground for a fort w"'in w"'' or neere vnto it a convenient house, and a clnn-ch or a cha})pel adiacent may be built, for the

seate of his L"''p or his (jlouenn)r or other Coinissioners for the time being in his absence, both w°'' his Lo'''' would haue them take care should in the first place be erected, in some pro])ortion at least, as much as is necessary for present vse though not so compleatc in euery jwirt as in fine afterwards they may be and to send his L"'''' a Piatt of it and of the seituation, by the next oportunity, if it be done by that time, if not or but part of it neuertheless to send a Piatt of what they intend to do in it. That they likewise make choise of a fitt })lace neere vnto it to seate a towne.

10. That they cause all the Planters to build their houses in as decent and vniforme a manner as their abilities and the place will afford, ct neere adioyning one to an other, and for that purpose to cause streetcs to be marked out where they intend to place the towne and to oblige euery man to buyld one by an other according to that rule and that they cause diuisions of Land to be made adioyning on the back sides of their houses and to be assigned vnto them for gardens and such vses according to the proportion of euery ones building and adventure and as the convenicncy of the ]>lacc will afford w"^' his

[/pp referreth to their discretion, but is desirous to haue a i)ar- ticulcr account from them what they do in it, that his Ia)^'^ may be satisfied that euery man hath iustice done vnto him.

11. That as soone as conveniently they cann they cause his

L"'l'" surveyor Robert Simpson to survay out such a jiroportion of Land both in and about the intended towne as likewise w"'in the Countrey adioyning as wilbe necessary to be assigned to the present aduenturers, and that they assigne euery adven- 139

turer his proportion of Land both in and about the intended

towne, as alsoe w"'in the Countrev adioyning, aceording to the

proportion of his aduenture and the eonditions of j)lantaer»n

propounded by his Lo'''' to the first aduenturers, av'^'' his I^"'''' in

convenient time will confirme vnto them by Pattent. And

heerein his Ij"?'' wills his said Gouernor and C'omissionci's

to take care that in eaeli of the aforesaid places, that is to say

in and about the first intended Towne and in the Countrev

adiacent they cause in the first and most convenient ])laces a

proportion of Land to be sett out for his L"'''" owne proper vse

and inheritance according to the number of men he sends this

first yeare vpon his owne account ; and as he alloweth vnto the

aduenturers, before any other be assigned his })art ; w"' w*'.''

(although his Lopp might very well make a difference of

proportion between himself and the aduenturers) he will in

this first colony, content himself, for the better encouragement

and accomodation of the first aduenturers, vnto whom his

L"pp eonceiue himself more bound in honor and is therefore

desirous to giue more satisfaction in euery thing then he

intends to do vnto any that shall come heereafter. That they

cause his Lo^^^ survayor likewise to drawe an exact mapp of as

much of the countrey as they shall discouer together \v"' the

soundings of the riuers and Baye, and to send it to his L"''''.

1 2. That they cause all the planters to implov their seruants

in planting of sufficient quantity of corne and other prouision

of victuall and that they do not suffer them to plant any other comodity whatsoeuer l)efore that l)c done in a sutlicicnt ])ro- portion w".'' they are to obserue yearely.

L3. That they cause all sorts of men in the plantation to be mustered and trained in military discispline and that there be days appoynted for that purpose either weekely or monthly

according to the conucniency of other occasions ; w"'' are duly 140 to be obseriied and that they cause constant Avatcli and ward to be kept in phices necessary.

14. That tlu'v infornic thcnischics whethci- there be any convenient place Av'^in his I;'''" ])re('incts for the making of Salt whetlier there be proper earth for the making of salt-

peeter and if there be in wliat quantity ; whether there be probability of Ii'on oarc or any otiier mines and that they be carefull to fin

15. That In fine they bee very carefull to do iustice to euery man w'^'out partiality, and that they auoid any occasion of diHerence w"' those of Virginea and to haue as litle to do w'*" them as they cann this first yeare that they connine and suffer litle iniurves from them rather then to engage themselues in a publi(|ue (luarrell w"* them, w'^'' may disturbe the buisness much in England in the Infancy of it. And that they gine vnto his Lo^P an exact account by their letters from time to time of their proceedings both in these instructions from

Article to Article and in any other accident that shall happen worthy his I.fO^'P^ notice, that therevpon his U"?? may gine them farther instructions ^hat to doe and that by euery conveyance by Av'^*' they send any letters as his Lo^^ would not haue them to omitt any they send likewise a Duplicate of the letters w"** they writt by the last conveyance before that, least they should haue failed and not be come to his Lo'T' hands. 141

No. 2.

THOMAS SMITH'S ACCOUNT OF HIS CAPTURE.

[Superscription.]

Mr Tlu) : Smiths I'elation of his voyage when hee was taken by the Maryhmders 1635

The relaeon of Tho : Smith of his voyage to Potuxant Riiier

in the Pinace the Long Tayle Avherein hee was taken by the Marylanders.

The 26"" day of March 16.35 I being sent in the Pinace the long taile by Cap' William Claiborne to trade for corne and fnrs, the said Cap' Claiborne haneing deliuered mee a Coppie of his ma*.' letter lately sent vnto him for the confermacon of the

Comission formerly grannted vnto the said Cap' Claiborne for trade in the Collonies of America.

The 4'^ day of Aprill I arriued at Mattapany. The 5'" day

Cap' Hen : ffleet and Cap' Humber w^} a Company of men came oner land thither and demaiuided by what power I traded I tould them by vertne of his ma'' Comission and letter grannted to Cap' Claiborne of w'^'' I had coppies of each they demaunded the sight of them w'^'' I shewed them they periise- ing of them Cap' ffleete replyed that this paper did not any way license the said Cap' Clayborne to trade any further then the He of Kent and that I nnist goe for Maryland w"' tlie Pinace, but Cap' Humber replied it was a false Coppie and grounded vpon false informacon, and soe turned hiniselfe to Caj)' ffleete said come let vs I)oard them w'^'' they did 142

not^v'^standing I toukl them thev had best take heede what

they did it was not good iestinji' \v"' paper w"'' came from his ma*!^

Cap' ffleete, Capf Humber w"' the rest of theirc Companie

entred the vessell tlie Longtaile and turned our men on sliore

w"'out any amies to defend themsehies from the natiues not-

^v'^•^tandinJ2: I entreated them not to leaue our men w%ut amies ashore, to w'''* Cap' ffleete answered they were as safe as

if they were aboard.

I desired them to shew mee their Comission by w*"^ they tooke vs but they would shew mee none.

The next day they sent for our men a board and turned

them into theire barge : who had tliat night lien in the woods very dangerously the natiues being vp in arnies amongst themselues.

The said Cap' ffleet eomaunded mee to goe for Maryland w'*' him in our little boate and spake wdth the Gouernor yv"^ I did and by the way wee had some discourse about the accusacon for w**" Cap' Claybourne was last yeare accused of l)y the Mary- landers for complotting w"" the Indians to cutt off the English

that Avere at Yawocomoco : Cap' ffleet told mee, that vr"^ hee said of tliat busines Mas drawne from liini by a Avile, in comon discourse and tliat hee was verie sorrie for speaking any such thing, and that although it bee reported in Virginia that hee had taken liis oatli of those things, yet it was not soe, and that hee did not take it to bee an oath, for all that was done done was the Gouernor gaue him the said ffleet a little latine booke, and bade liim kisse it saying notliing and if tliere were any such busines reported amongst the Indians about Cap' Claiborne yet they were a people that were not to be beleeued and the said ffleet said to mee, before God I did not know it was a testament, tlie said ffleete told mee M'hen Cap' Comwallis and M"" Hally brought him a writting and a'^ked him whether 143

hee would set his hand to itt, ffirst liaueing caused them to put

out many things that were in it soe by their i)ers\vations set his

hand to it.

When wee eame to JMaryland I found the (iouerno!" was not

there, Caj)' Cornewalles Leino- loft his deputie I went to him and told him, that Cap' ffleet had taken our Vessell and turned our men a shore Caj)' Cornewalles told nice they did noe more then what they had order for to doe by Comission to make stay of all vessells w''*' they should find trading w"^in the Prouince

of the Lord Baltimore : the said Cap' desired to see the

Comission by w°'' I traded and haueing seene the foure Coppies hee told mee hee did wonder much at Cap' Claibornes strange

])roceedings for said hee Avere this a true co})j)ie it hath oidy relation t(» the Hand where hee liueth but said hee doubted truth of this jiap!' first in regard they were grounded vpon false informacon I told him I woidd bee deposed they were true Coppies to w"** hee said my oath was as good as nothing the said Cap' told mee, hee would the next morning goe with mee abord w"** the next Da}' hee did, and when I came abord

I found all the men turnd a shore againe w"'out any amies to defend themselues from the natiues, haueing not long been there and had some discourse w"' Cajif Humber hee tould mee the vessell must goe for JMarvland and there stay vntill the (jrouerno'' came home: and if I and the ivst would goe with him by land wee should bee welcome for in the boate wee should not goe, he leaning the eharg of the vessell with

Capt : Humber I desired to leaue one to looke to the trucke

w"^ the said Cap' denied : ffurther the said Cap' told mee that if there were any such letters graunted by his ma'!" it was got by indirect waies in regard they had noe notice thereof from the Lord Baltimore I desired wee might returne home if not all yet one w"^ was denied, and being all turned ashore without any jieece or amies but one jieece wliicli I iiad niyselfe. 144

Within 2 daics after oiir heing tiiere the Goucrnor came

hoinc who when our vcsscll was oomo about sent for vs to

waitc on his pleasui'c when wee should hcc called beinti; sect at

Cap' Cornewalles house acconii)anied witli the said Cap' and

one M"" Greene sent Ids Marshall for niee, when I came the

(iouerno' told niee hee vnderstood that some of his people

had made staie of a vessell of Caj)' Claihornes of m"'' I had

eoniaund of I told they had, hee demauiided of mee whether I

traded for myselfe or for Caj)' Claiborne I told him for Cap'

Claiborne hee demaunded a note vnder my hand to testifie as

mueh, w'*' I makino; a stand at, hee told mee he would keepe

nice prisoner to answere it, if I would not set my hand to a

note w"*" they made av'"'' I did. Hee demaunded wliat Comis-

sion I had to trade I told him I had a Coppie of his ma^ Comission <>rannted to Cap' Claiborne and also a Coppie of a

letter sent by his ma"" for the confirmacon of the same the

(louei'no'' told mee for his former Comission it was worth

nothint;- because hee was not to trade w"'in theire limitts, and

for the Co]>[)ie of his ma'.^ letter hee said was a paper without any publiek notaries hand and was worth nothinu- being grounded vpon false informacon and that hee had seene one of

them in Virginia and if it were; true it was gotten by some

indirect meanes for they had not any notice of it from the I^ord

I^altimore, and that hee intended to keepe the vessell w"" the goods I demaunded of him how wee should get home hee told mee should not returne for Kent but hee woidd send vs for

England or for Kecotan 1 told him wee were in want of eoriie, hee said it could not bee, I offered to bee deposed that the Coppies were true, and that I had examined them, hee said

my oath is as good as nothing, the next day hee sent for all the goods a shore w'''out any knowledg of myne or any of our c(»in|)anies and brooke open a ehest w'*' was both locked and

\, 145 naylcd, the goods being: ashore I desired our Invoyee w"' a eertificate to sliew tlie reason of staying the vessell w'^'' with mneh a doe I had, some of our Beauer I see presently disposed of and some of tlie ch>th I saw sold to an iiidian haneing spent

4 or 5 daies there and seeing noe hopes of haneing our vessell againe I desired the Gouernor wee might returne home w"*" with some other meanes I made by some friends hee graunted wee should goe : but hee was sorrie hee had noe boate

to send vs home in : hauing at that tyme 3 boates riding at his dore. I told him if there was noe other way I would make some meanes by the indians w"*" hee graunted I should doe, the next day wee were aeiif (firai/ ^vithout either peeee or vietualls but one peeee w"*" I had myselfe haueing 20 leagers to goe w"'out any meanes but sueh as wee should find from the

Indians w"*" Avitli greate danger it pleased god to send vs sale liome This I will bee readie to, iustifie vpon oath whensoeuer

I shall bee therevuto ealled Tiro : Smith.

No. 3.

HENRY EWBANK'S ACCOUNT OF HIS CAPTURE.

[Indorsement.] Copie of Henry Ewbaneks Relation

Of Ills being Seized

at the head of Patuxeut

in \]m\ 1635.

Tile Relation of Henrv K\\baiH'l< concerninge his beinge taken

Prisoner at Matta|)pauy at tlie h('a

the 5'" of Ai)rill 1 (i:V). 19 146

I beingo at an Indian Towne ealed Matta])imny at the head of Potaxunt River tradingc for ffurrs by the appointni* of Cap* Clayborne there came vnto nie oner Land Cap* ffleete Cap* Huniber and two more charginge me by virtue of their

Comission graunted from his Ma".* to the Lo : BaUimore to goe alonge w**" them to Mary-Land, to answer my tradinge before the Gouernof and that if I would not goe along quietly Cap* Humber told ine that he ^vould haue the Indians carry me wether I would or noe, soe I went alonge w**" them yet Cap* ffleete before fearinge that I would haue run away pmised the

Indians that if I ran away the first of them that layd hands vpon me to stay me, he would giue them an hundred armes length Roneoke. beinge come from Mattappany to Potaxun

Riuer there in Cap* Claybornes Pinnace w**" ]\Il" Smith and his

Company o" men beinge all on Shoare but a little J3oy who was aboard, Cap* ffleete and Cap* Huniber tooke o'' small wherry and would haue gon aboard the said Pinnace, refusinge at first to take AP Smith alonge w*** them, who was aboard their Barge, he callinge to them and tellinge them th* he had his Ma*' Comission to trade, they then tooke him into the wherry and Rowed aboard the Pinnace and said that they would take her not^v*^standinge that Comission Mf Smith shewed them accountinge it and callinge it a Pap sayeing that it was a false Copy and if it were granted to Cap* Clay- borne from his Ma*!' it was granted and grownded vpon false

Inforniacons & soe it was worth nothinge soe Cap* Humber bid his men haueing all ready boarded o"" Pinnace to waigh

Anchor and fall Downc towards Mary Land, by the way we sto})iK'd at an Indian Towne called Potaxun where I would iiaue gon a shoare but Caj)' Humber would not Ictt me. from tluMice we rowed downe to the Mouth of the Riuer where we were turned a shoare out of o' Pinnace w'\)ut o' Armes to 147

travell to Mary Land on Ibote, beingc comcn thither wee

remayned 3 or 4 dayes before wee could speake m-*'' the Gouer-

no"" who at last beinge set in Court w"" Cap' Cornwallys and

M'' Greene he sent for me in, when I came to the Gouorno' he said vuto me, did you come Sirrah from Mattapjiany I answered him yes againe, he asked me what I did there and wlio

sent me. I told him I traded for furrs w"' the Indians and that Cap' Clayborne sent me, Againe he said Sirrah how durst

yo" trade tliere, knoweinge it was in the p'eincts of this Pro-

vince and knoweinge of Cap' Claybornes vnlawfull and dis-

honest practizes, w"* the Indians to cutt of this o"" Plantacon

yo" beinge the Interp'ter and lustrum' to doe it, I replyd that

I did not know that it was in their p^cincts, nor that Cap' Clayborne had euer practized w"" the Indians against them and

that for my owne pte I would be deposd vpon my oath th' I was neuer an lustrum' or Interp'ted to the Indians for Cap' Claiborne, in any such kind, and pfered them to take my oath

of it then but they would not giue it me, then he caused certaine writings to be made for me to sett my hand tt), and they were to eifect that I should Justifie that Cap' Claiborne had vnlawfully practized w"* the Indians against tliem, w'''' the Gierke to my best remembrance in readinge the writinge to me neuer menconed any such thinge.

I had like to haue set my hand to it, belcivingc it had ben as the Gierke read it, but I takinge it in my owne hand and readinge it found it to be otherwise, then he reade it to me whercvpon I refused to set my hand to it, then the (Jouerno"" caused it to be changed twice againe, w°'' beinge don he told me it had ben all one if I had set my hand to the other, for they were all three as one in eifect, th(Mi agayne he told me he would either send me to Virginia or to England for I should not retourne to Cap' Clayborne any more to be his instrum' in 148

his vnlawi'ull practizes, hut afterwards the Goueriio'' riseinge

from the tahle and conieinjre to me in a Milder way then he

had ddii, hcfore calliiiti'e iiic \>y iiiv name toiild iiic if I would

take iinployni' from him I should haue good meanes and be

welcome to him, 1 replyd, S"" I can not answer it to be im-

ploycd by yo" or any other beinge as yet Cap' Claybornes

Couenant Seruant, then he said take imploym* of me and lett

me alone to answer it, then he furtJier dcmaunded of me if I

would resolue to take imploym' 1 told him noe then he bid me

thiuke vpon it, Moreoner I heard him say that all the Baye

downeward w^'in (> or 8 myles of Akamak both easterne

shoare and AVesterne shoare was w^'in their p'cincts, and w"'in

( 3 or 4 dayes after he sent me and the rest of o'' *< )mpany

away w"'out Arnies or victualls to home in a Cannow a matter of twenty leagues through the Townes of the Indians. More-

oner I remember that Cap' ffleete beinge set at supper w'^

Cap' Cornwallis and the Kinge of Potuxun fallinge into discourse of the Accusations layd against Cap' Cla\borne, The last yeare Cap' ffleete sayd it had ben very breife in the

Mouthes of the Indians all waves vntill that his last voyage and that then he said he heard nothinge, moreoner he said that he had sayd too much of it, and he thought not that Mr Haw- ley would haue drawen his comen discourse into Avritinge, if he had he would haue ben more warye, furthermore he told me that I had cause to thanke god that he came soe happily to take me out of" the hands of the Indians who as he said would haue killed mee, w*^'' I knt)W to be false and not soc,

And againe the Indians told me that it was by meanes of

Cap' Claybornes Cloth, w"'' Cap' ffleete tooke in his Pinnaces that he bought the BeavoMt beinge better liked of the Indians then tliat w*"'' they had of the (iouerno" the Indians sayeinge 149 it Avas nought. And all this 1 wilbe ivadv when I shall he called to be deposed on and soe I haue hereunto sett my hand. Signed Henry P^mbaxck.

No. 4.

SECRETARY KEMP TO LORD BALTIMORE.

[Indorsement.] January 1638

Mf Rich. Kemp to (Secretary) from Virginea [Superscription.]

To the Right Hono"'.'^ and my very good Lord the Lord Baltimore these Present

My Lord :

I receiued yof Lor''?'* Commands of the second of August Last for the buying of ifortye neate Cattle, ten Sowes, fforty

Henns and Ten Negroes to be Transported to S' INIarves for yo' vse.

At the tynie of the receiuing of yo!" Ivor'^P'' sayd Letters I expected yo"^ Brothers arrivall daily in \"irgini:i, but vuder- standing after, that he Mas imbar(|ued about the Isle of Kent busines, I writt to him desiring advice from him, but at tin's date have heard nothing of him. I have onely hitherto made inquirye Avhere to maUc the purchase of what yo" de.sire, the reason why I have not dealt further is, ffirst the streightnes of the tyme limited nice being 150

Christmas, w""* was a short warnint»; and the tyinc of the yeare

see vnscasoiiable that in likelv hood before they eould have

bene deh'ti^'d they \\(»ul(l all have })erislied for want of fodder

\\"^ is \('ry rare in Viri;,inea, and I beleeve not yett knowen

in iSIarylaiid, but how ever tis the Most dangerous, and only

fatall tynie for Murreine of Cattle, w''*' they fynd, Avho are

best provided to p^serve them.

When yo'l lirother and I eonferr, what lie shall find fitt to

require of mee, shall lie i-eadily obeyed (my Creditt and all

my Indeavours being at yo" LorT^ disposall) By the next I

hope yo"^ Lor^P shall receine ou'' ioint Aceount in the busines.

The (luj>li('ates of ou'" p''sent dispatehes I humbly herew'?

p^'sent, whereby I doubt not but yoy Lor^'' will observe how

the old, and inveterate malice of Si" John Harvey his Adver- saryes refleeteth likewyse vpon mee, instanced in two particu-

lars, One about the Invoices, ^^^'='' ^vas soe strange a thing to the Sub Committees (as divers Informed mee who were p^sent when they sate about the reference of those Petitions the Copyes whereof are now sent yo") that many Interroga- toryes past from them, why the two pence p Cask should be payed, and why the Scc'tarye should have it, w"' nuich other

Language shewing noe good meaning toAvards mee, (for it seemeth I am a Rub in theire way)

The other in that Capt West in his Complaint against Sf

John Harvey bringeth mee in allso as much guiltye for receiuing fine shillings for a Tickett for every Passenger that goeth out of the Colonye. The first yo' LorP.f will fynd fully

Answered in the duplicate if they will allow of the Kings Order.

The other I will never deny to have receiued l)eing War-

ranted thereto by my Conmiission, as being a fiee belonging to all 8ec''taryes before mee and soe rated by Act of Assembly, 151

before my tynie, And yf Capt West had bethoiif^lit liimself'e he might have knowen, that by an Order of Court three yeares before my arrivall (himselfe being one att the making thereof) the Sec'^tarye may receiue ten shillings for every passe, and soe pportionably double for all other flfees more then I ever demanded. I have p''sumed to trouble yof LorP.P w"' the Copyes of the Aets, and of the sayd Order of Court hoping of yof Lor^J" favour to pduce them if there shall be Occasion. The frequent, and Constant Reports this yeare of a Com-

panye comming vpon vs doe at j)''sent much distract vs, in so much that most are rather contriving how to desert the place

then too loose any more Indeavour heere, where noe stabilitye

of theire Affaires is to be expected.

Yof Hono? interest (I feare) will not be least in the p'^iudice thereof for yf some of the cheifest of those who designe a

Companye be true to theire Oaths, yo" must expect all the opposition that malice can giue.

I hope yo'' Lorf? will fynd power and meanes to prevent

them, yf wee can leape this Rub I doubt not but on' Affiiires

will run a more even course heerafter. Thus resting

Yo!' Lor^P^ humbl}^ to serve yo"

Rich : Kemp.

After the writing hereof yo'' Brother

arrived heere at James Towne, by ^\'llom

I receiued a further Command from yol' IjorPP

then was intimated to mee in yo'' Ix>tter, w"}^

was alx)wt the sparing of yo!" LorlP some

Sheepe, wherein I will willing serve yof

Ijor"!'' Humbly desiring yo"" Honol" to accept

from mee Ten Ewes, and a Ram, w"}"

I will deliu' this Siuniner to yo'' I>rother

for vo"" vse. 152

Yof lirothor and I havt' likewvse conferrd al)()wt vo' domands, the ('(niclusion wliereof lie Iiiitli ])iiiisc(l mcc to i>:iiK' yo"" LorT an Account ol", As allso ot" a ])position w"'' if intended

(accordino- to tlic Information to vs broufjlit) and dt'uly |)S('(|ut('d, and assisted may perchance gine a blow to the new Companye, if it be not advanced too iai'i- allreadye.

No. 5.

SECRETARY KEMP TO LORD BALTIMORE.

[InJorseiueut.] 25 Aprill 1()88

Mr Rich : Kemp to me. from Virginea against Mr ITawlev.

[Superscription.]

To the Right Hono''.'*' and my very good Lord the Lord Baltimore these present

My Lord

liy my Last of the <)'.•" of Aprill F p'sented yof LorP'' w"' tlie duplicates of the Acts of on'" I^ast Assembly w'^ the whole proceedings thereof, And because what concerneth the interest of soe noble a Ifrciud may be noe vnwellcome Information to yoV T haue herew'!' presentwl yof Lor':"' w'.'' the Copye of the Pattent sent this veare to mv Tvord Matravers. 153

I beseecli yof Lort^ to allow mee of yof favour in the acquainting yo" how it stands w"' vs vpon the arrivall of the new Treasiu'er M!" Hawlye. The generall disgust of the In- habitants was and is such against him that the I^ast Assembly had disabled him from that place, and power he holds, liad not the (ioverno!' and Counsell curbd tlieire pceedings.

At that tynie M!" Hawlye had giveu noe other account to vs of the extent of his power then what his commission expressed w"** warranted him noe further then what did belong to former

Treasurers and expressly for the Receiuing of the quitt Rents in the Execution whereof ney ther the Governof nor any of the counsell conceiued any iniurye to themselues.

When the Assembly was dissolved, he then pduced to vs

his Instructions, wherein ffines, and all other per(|iiisites to the

King were expresslye w"'in the Lymitts of his commission, as allso all Grants of Land were first to passe his appbation, and allowance and vpon what tearmes they were to ])asse was left

to his discretion.

In which particulars the Governo^ and Coiuisell had lust

cause to doubt what his Intendments were.

The (joverno!' found his mayne subsistance taken away,

And in esjieciall manner such a mayme it must be to all suc-

ceeding Governo"".' that how they can Hue w%ut forcing meanes

of being from the people is not in my experience of the place

to sett downe, for granting the Kings pension of one thowsand

j)ounds ]) annum payed after the Kates of provision in this

country (hiring or building of bowsing being considered) it

can in noe measure giue him supportance ecpiall to the Quallitye

of his place.

And for the (Jrants of Land as the tearmes haue ben

allwayes certeine soe the priviledge and jiower of granting

haue by Antient Charter bene given and as in all succeeding 20 154 tvmcs soe the Last yoare were a^aine c(»nHrnied to the Gov- crno'' and Counscll. Tliis suddein Alteration as it gives inlinitc distiaetion to the people, soe it must \v%ut (l(>ul)t iniich disc'ourag'e, and dishearten those who liaue, and doe serve his nia''*' heere in the places of Governo" and Counsell.

.Vnd heere yo!" liorP? may please to gine mee leave to be something: sensible of my owne suffering;. The Office and benefitt of tlie Invoices w*"'' was formerly belonging to the place of Secretary is noAV by expresse Avarrant a peculiai' per- quisite to his place (this following I receiue by information).

His Intents are to gaine the profitts of the Pattents, and to liaue the keeping of the Scales, what is the remaynder of my ifees will not cloth, and paye one Clarke yearely. Mv Predecessor in this place had an allowance of twenty servants and cattell w*** all what I at any tyme have inioyed what soe many servants in those tymes when Tobacco was sold for foure shillings p pound might ycild may without over Rating be valeiwed at one thousand pounds p Annum, this allowance (as it belonged to former Secrtaryes) was granted mcc, vet I inioy noe part of it, though the Labour of the place be doubled.

And if Mr Hawley thus gleane from mee, and w"'all increase my toile (for his Execution and .Vccompt will be very short w^'out my help, and furtherance from the Records, I concciuc vol" LorP.P will Judge I doc not without cause exhi- bitc this my greiuauce.

Why I haue taken the boldnes to trouble yof Lor^.'' w'!" this Relation, without the Least Intimation heerein to any other, with favour I am thus induced. Because I receiue from \n-

(loiibtcd Information tliat the effect of M!" Mawlye his busincs proceeded from yor Lor'.'" favour in his behalf. 155

I am from my owne assurance as confident that yof Lor'?' intents had noe aime eyther of pubhq greiuance, or lessening those whose service yo" may please in any tryall to command.

All w"^ therefore I liunibly tender to yo"^ Lor^P^ consideration. Resting. Yol' Lor^r* Humbly to serve yo"

Rich : Ke^ip. James Cittic this 25':'' of

Aprill 1<)38.

Yof Brother the other day ac(|uaynted mee w"* yof LorT' commands to ppound to the next Assembly that for the better

Regulating of the Trade in the Bay, the bounds of yo!" Lor^F'

Province might be sett downe in an Act w^'in w*"'' those of Virginia should not Trade, w"'out Lycense from thence and soe on the contrarye, wherein I will not fayle eifectually to serve yo"' LorP?

No. 6. SECRETARY KEMP TO LORD BALTIMORE.

[Inilorserueiit.] 4Febr: 1688

Mr Rich : Kemp

Secre : of A'irginea to me Concerning Sf Frances Wvatt from Virginea

[Superscription.]

To the Right irono'''"^ and my very good L(»rd the Lord

Baltimore these Iiumblv Present 156 j\Iy Ijord

I receiiici.! J^atdy a rA'ttci- from Sarieant Maior Dunne and a TxMftenant Evelyn wherein I was desired w"' all secrecyeand dispatch to certifve eerteine depositions to ])i-()ve the designe of poisoning the Indians in the tynie of 8!' ftraneis Wyatts Gov- ernment, as allso that throngh his Oversight and vnskillfnll

Carriage many people were drawen from tlieire Plantations to theire greate p'indiee and to the much dishonour of the Nation, to \v'^' purpose I haue vsed all possible Indeavour and sent them in this inclosed packett w* other materiall writings extracted out of the Records affirming the 81averye indured by the people theere vnder the Tyrannye of the Companye.

Tlieii-e further ^Vdvice was to direct my Letters in a Cover eyther to my Lord Matrevers & Mr Endimion Porter for Capt Bond (they being both his ifreinds) But I have declined that course not being Confident enough of a safe con- veiance to ev'ther of theire hands. And therefore Assuring my selfe of yof Lori'r^ pardon heerin I did peure one

My Clegy an Agent for Ml' Jennings to direct the packett to him and by this meanes to be sent to yo'' Lor':''.

By the ffirst Sliipp the Rebecca yof Lor'^P may perchance have vnderstoode of the bad newes w*^*" then freshly arrived before the going of that sliipp concerning the cutting of yo" peo})le at Maryland. But I am confident it Avill prove but an

Indian fiam to amaze vs v,"^ is usuall among them. My reasons being that both yo!' Brother himselfe and Boates from this Colonye speedilye went to inquire tlie truth, av''' if it had bene on" owne Boates at least would have returned and given the alarum, fi)r if th' be soe, the Danger knocketli att our ow lie (lores, and wee are resolved to meete it and not Attend it.

Next wee have made particular in(|uirve both of the Chi- cohomino- Indians and the Pamonkev Indians whoe are 157 ncitjhboiirin^ to the Wicocomicoes concerning whom the

K('})ort <>;oeth, that it was committed by tliem. But these know nothing- thereof, w"'' if" they did, tliev would ffreely relate beino- Enemyes at p''sent to those Wicocomicoes. vf they have attempted anything and that more danger be doubted. Wee Avill be readye w"' our whole forces to Vin- dicate yo'" Cause, and assure theire further safetyes. Thus liumbly resting

Yo7 LorPP^ faithfully and humbly to serve yo"

4"" James Cittve this of Rich : Kemp ffebruary 1638.

No. 7. THOMAS COPLEY TO LORD BALTIMORE.

[Indorsemeut.] 3 Aprill 1638

M-: Tho. Copley to me,

from S' Maries heerein are demands of very extravagant priuiledges

[Superscription.]

To the Eight Hon''!^ the

I^ord Baltamor these ])e

Right Honera^'"

r wrot unto your lor'l'' laitly ucry largly by Captaine Hop- son, enclosed in a letter to my cousen (ienio, and befor that in a letter sent bv Afl' Robert Kuclintic. Xow tlicrlbr onlv —

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according; to tlic ]>i*escnt occasion, I will giuc your lor*!" some accoiiniptc touchingc the laitc assembly and the ju'oceedings thereof^

First then as I acquainted your lor""' in my former letter It was not fitt that we should be there in person, aiuJ our Pyo.r/.s- would not he cuJiiiltfed hi that nidnner, as we could send them, and therfor as M^e weare excluded thence, Soc 'sve did not intermeddle \v"' them there. Vet J/r Luf/ar co)i(r

But I will assure your lorl® that he was much mistaken, for truly we weare noe cause therof, as he might easily haue gathered in that William Lewis who is our ouerseier, and had more Proxis then all the rest, was euer concurring w'? him, w1'' could not haue binne if we had l)inne auerse, but howsoeuer, I canne not heare that euer any of the rest weare auerse to any thinge that concerned your lor^^ and therfor if he should write any thinge to that etfecte, your lor'* may be confidente that they are meere friuolous suspitions of liis owne, w"'out any true grounde. Truly the diuill is uery busie here to raise such lyke apprehensions, w"'' though most false, yet they serue his turne to hinder much the frute, \\"}' otherwyse we might haue, but I trust that you lor'"' will be warye of them, and not doubte, but that next unto god, we are sincerely your lor""!"^ perhapc much more then those, who seeming more, are indeed most there o^\'ne.

Touching the lawes w"*" your lor^.^ sent, I am told that they would not be accepted and, eucn the Gouenor, and Mr Lugar said once to me, that they weare not fitt for this Colonye. for myne owne j)arte, seeing noe seruicc that 1 could doc your lor'!* tlierin and many inconuenices that I might runne into by intermedlinsxe, I neuer soe much as rede them nether doe I yet 159

know what tlu'V coiitaiiied ; for tlu' teiuiiorall prouidcnce

I left my 8clf"o to your lor'.'^ and foi- matter of conscience,

I supposed that your lor'." had taken i2;ood aduisc wliat occasion then could I liaue to intermeddle aboute them ? The hnirs

«•''' noir arc scut to your (or''." I neuer knew nor saw till euen now, that they weare ready to l)e s(>nt to your lor''.'' And there beino- hast to send them, I only u'ott a hasty new of them. Yet diverse things euen in that hasty reeding oecured to me, w"'* I conceaued requisite to ac(juainte you w"' all, leaning them to your lor^.^ more serious consideration.

First then reflecting on the Infancy of this Plantati(tn, and on the many diflficultye tliat are in conserning it, many things, that herafter when it should be fully planted might be ju'ofit- able unto it, at this time seemed lyklier to keepe it backe then to forwarde it. As for example wheras It is required, that 20 men he rv(/cKfrc(l licrc hcfor ant/ one canne pretend to a mannor,

I doubtc uery much, whether many will be found in England, that will be able and willing to uenture at first such a charge, easpecially if they reflecte, that in case some of there men dye runne away or miscarry, they nuist turne freeholders, and out of the remainder of there misfortune pay for euery hundred acre of ground yeerly one barrell of Corne, a paiment ])erhaj)s not uery heauy to one who gitting a maite and lal)ouring liiithfully hiniselfc, and taking but om- hundred aciv, will haue noe greate difhcultye to pay it, but to a gentleman, who hath a companye of headstronge seruants w"'' in the beginning easpecially shall scarcly maintaine themselue, this burden will cunnne heauy. And accordingly M!" (Ireene one of the (Gentlemen that canime in the .Vrke, reflecting that besydes the losse of his halfe share of trucke, he was now to ])ay tenne barrells of C'orne for his lOOOO acres and that onlv he had three men to raise that 160

and iiiaintaiiic liiinsclfl' and his w vfc confidently tdld nio that hi' mnst necessarily deserte the C'olonye. lUit fnrther suppose that one should raise men sufficient to uit a Mannor, Yet when he shall ivfleete, that whatsoeuer liap])enetli, he caune n(»t sell his Mannor, but by keeping it he must be necessitated to line where perhaps he hath noe will, I doubte that many w ill be tci'rified by that hazard. Besyds, by these laws euery lord of a ^Nlanuor must pay 20 shillings for euery thousand acres, he nuist in his owne persons, ic^^ all his able men and free holders, be mnstered, and be subiecfe to the fines and punish- inciifs of the innsfer rnolsfcr, who may search his munition euery month, and perhaps ])unish him for that w''*' he could not ])ossil)ly git. In the seruice of the comitry he must send lo freemen, and by those of his IMannor maintaine them during the time of seruice he must prouide himselfe and his men w"' necessarie nuniition, he shall not trade, but be com- pelknl to plante, though most of those that maide the lawe, haue tolde me that there is noe commoditye to be gott by planting. His taxes and publique seruice must be more then in other countrys, because the men here are uery few, and if these lawe shall be executed by busye heads, the uexations tliey may raise upon uery few men will not be few, and yet if through the abuse of some base baleife or the lyke officer they should happen to stricke an officer, he shall loose lyfe lands and goods. Truly I am sure that if these things should be exactly pursued, that few would tarry, and whether if by publiipie lawe such things be once bruted many will cunuiie, I doubte much. This I am sure that some liere refiectino: on what they Ikuk' donne say ])]ainly that if they cannc not line here, they eanne line else where, and therfor that they care not much. Others complaine uery nuieh that l)y the many

Proxies w"** the Gouernor, Mf Lugar, and there instruments 161

had g-otten, thev did what they woiihl, w"'uut any restraints at all. Others already (question the Validity of tliey lawes because they say that they canne prooue, tliat they weare neuer red thrice in the same tenor, others say other thinii's, and if the only apprehension of future consequence already beginne to affright them, ^yhat Ayill the consequence themselu(> doe. Truly I doubte that euen in the most fiourishino- countrys lords of Mannors, Ayould conceaue such lyke laAvs some Ayhat burdcnsom. What then \yill those apprehend, \yho shall be soe ^veake that they shall scarcely be able to stande of themselues? Certainly I C(mceaue that your lor'." will rather thinke it fit to nourish and su])j)ort younge sprigs, then

to depresse them ; and to goe aboute to gather frute befor it be planted, and ripe, is neuer to haue frute.

Btd pefhapcH some may he of opinion, f/iaf if j/oiir lor''." catinc hiif htiiic flic frade of Bcdncr (ind Coftic to i/oiir xclfc, the jj/an- fdfioit i.s not much to be regarded. And the fewer there are the better cheire will be for them, and that amonge Ruens they shall alwaye find some-thinge. Yet against this I Avould desyre your lorP" to reflecte that in a flourishing plantation, Your lor''.** shall euer be sure of a growing ]W)fit and honor. l)ut in these ])ettye trades and in raking out of mens necessitye, the honor will be little, and the profitt uery uncertaine. Some that are immediate actors perhaps may gitt some thinge, but your lor''.** shall be sure if you your selfe haue the profite, to make large disbursnients, and to receaue large accoumpts, and besydes I am of o]iinion that god will not prosper such designes, where if your lorP." reiccting them sticke to your first designes, god in time will giue them a happy successe, and raise to your self'c and your seed iioe small Blessinge. Here certainly nothinge is wanting but jM^tple let it be j)eopled, and it shall not yeeld to the most flourishing country for profltt 21 162

and |»lcasiirc, tlic ])r()m((tiii(;' then of this must he your first ainie, and tiiis your lor'!"' must encouragv l)y all means, and

when your f'ruts are rijx', it will he time to uatlicr them. Now only you must nourish plants, and Avliile you expeet fruts from others, by yoiu" self'e seeke f'ruts from the earth, w'''* may he cjathered in plenty, if your lor^* please to cumme and see, and I'csoluc on the hest, for mine o^vne parte I haue soe good an apprehension of the eountry, that I noe way repent me of my iourney, but line uery ccmtentedly and doubte not but if I eanne haue paeienee and expeete the seazons, I shall find as happy frnte here as in any other parte of the Morld. But endeetl the old saings are true that Roome was not Ijulte in a day, and that such as will lipe ouer style, befor they cumme at them, shall l)r('ake there shin, and perhaps not gitt ouer the still soe (|ui(kly, as those, who eunnne to them, befor they goe ouer.

Many other things to this effect will occure to your lor'!^ upon better consideration then I could take, yet these oceuring I could not omitte to suggest them. I beseech almighty god, that your lor':' may make the best use of them, to gods greatest glorie, and your owne temple. But now I will say some thinge of f/tc Lwounenk'nec fallnge by these hurex of the ehurch

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First there is not any care at all taken, to ])roni()te the cou- uersion of the Indians, to prouide or to shew any fauor to Ecclesitisticall persons, or to ])reserue for the church the

Innnunitye and priueledges, w'^'' she enioyeth euery where

else ; lint rdtliev J/!" LiK/ar seemeth to (lefeii

Casuists are little to be regarded in these cases, because they speake for themselues, as if others oposiug them had noe selfe 163

interest and thcrfor nnist know l)ettei* what belon^js to the chnrch then she hirselt'e. That Pn'ueledge arc not due to the church till the common wealths in w"** the church is grante them. And therfor whih' they grante none, I donhfc fhai iiof o)i/i/ J/r Li((/((r, but aim some others that Ifcare ((dlicrc to innch to him, eonceaue that they may proceed w'?* Ecclesiasticall persons an w'^ others, and accordingly they seeme to rcsolne to bind them to all there lawes, and to exacte of them as of others, and in practice already they hane formerly granted warrants against some that dwell w"* us, whom though the shrive (who hath formerly bin a purseuante, and is now a cheife protestante) desyred me to send him downe, Yet he added (euen befor the Gouernor if I be not mistaken) that lie must otherwyse fech him downe. Againe euen alreadi/ b

Gratitude, they might free us from such kinde of taxation easpecially seing, we put noe taxc upon them, but healpe them gratis, and healpe them also in such a manner, that I am sure they eanne not complaine.

Hiecoiidhj by the new tawe we should, re/iiujuisli what we Jxiue, and then cast lotts in what place we shall chooce, and if our lott prooue ill, what we haue already may be chosen from us and soe we may beginne the world anew, and then ether we must loose all our buldinge, all onr cleeriug, all our en- closures, and all our tennants, or else be forced to sitt freeholders, and to pay for euerv hundred acres one baiTcll of corne wheras we are not vet in a little care to i>itt bread. 164

8**.'^ Thoiioli \vv sliould hauc the best lott yet if we should ;

choose M('taj);iiii:in first, then we are sure to loose Mr Gerards

ManiKU-, n()t\\"'stan(lino' tliat we liaue bought it at a deere

raite, and ii" \\c pennite tills preeident that Assemblys may

alter mens riglits ; noe man shall shall nener be sure of what he

liath, but he that eanne git most proxis iu euery assembly

shall dispose of auy mans estate that he pleaseth, w'''' is most

unhiw tnll in the chnrehes state, for any secular man to doe,

and for ecclesiasticall persons to pennite. ^thiy q\ii'})f(i (ij)ij 3T(niJior, we mu.st be trained as sooldeirsve

VI list jirntiide iiniiilfio)), we must haue in euery mannor 15 freemen ready for the seruice of the country, whom we must also maintaine in time of seruice, and others things we should be

subiecte to by these lawes, w"'' would be uery unfitt for us.

T)"/ It is exix'cted that euery head plante two acres of

(\trnc, wheras therfor already we tind by experience that we canne not ]>ossibly employ lialfe our number in planting, we

must ether turne planters ourselues, or else be forced to be

trenching upon this law and as more cumme in unlesse our men

also increase we shall still trench more.

()'*!'' 11 V should not oii/if loo.sr our trade in Beaver and

Come, but eiien for the coriie uf^ we shall need to buy for bread, we must askc leaue, and if such as are to giue leaue should haue a desygne to monopolize the Corne, or for any other resjiects would be crose, u})on ^\•hat extremityes would the

(piickly cast us ; really, I should be uery loth to line at the curtes}' of other men.

7^Y Though I ((m resolned to take no hind hid under //our lor'" fif/e yet time may cumme, that perhaps it would prooue noe snudl iiiconueuicncc^ that a coiuicrtcd Indian Kingc may not giue to him to conucrtcth soe much land as might suffice to bnld a clnu'ch or a house on, And I would dcsvre vour 165

lor''.® to enquire whether any one that should ^oe al)oute to restraine eeclesiasticall libertys in this points eneurrc not the exconiniunieations of" Bulla Cwnte

8'? //* cucrij Mdiiiior 100 (icrrx iniisf he htid out tor (lleabe lande, if then the intention should be to bind them to be pastors who enioy it, we must ether, by retaining soe much euen in our owue land undertake the office of Pastors, or lesseeuen in our owne Mannor niaintaiue I^astors, both w''' to us would be uery Inconuenient.

9'?' That it may be prenented that noe woman here now chastety in the world, unlesse she marry w"'in seauen veers after land fall to hir, she must ether dispose away of hirland, or else she shall forfeite it to the nexte of kinne, and if she haue but one Mannor, wheras she eanne not alienaite it, it is gonne unlesse she git a husband. To Avhat purpose this ole law is maid your lor^® perhaps will see better then I for my parte I see greate difficultyes in it, })ut to what purjiose I well see not,

10'-^ //( the order sett downe for paiment of debts, I had not time to examine it, I desyn your lor^*" to gift it well ])ondered, for I doubte It runneth not right w* that w* is ordinarily prescribed by C^asuits as iust.

11'?' I)i the SJf, law ainonge the Miormous Crime One is

Exercisinge iuridiction and authorUye, ic'^^out la vfu II poicer and commission diriued from the lord proprietarie, Herby euen by Catholi(|ues a law is ])rouide(l to liange any catholiciue bishop that should cumme hither and also euery ])reist, if the exercise of his functions be interprited iuridiction or authority.

Diuerse other things I doubte not but that your lorl* will obseruc, when w"' better consideration then I haue donne, you shall reed ouer these lawes. Yet this may suffice to giue your lor"^" a Caution not to be iiuiolued in these o-rose ouersvtihts. 1(36

I liopo that ijods jjraco time and good instruction may l)y

(U'tl-ircs make men here more sensable of god, and of his cluircli and of the eonuersion of Infidels hertofor soe much

|»r(tcn(h'(l J Jut for the present gods cause is committed to your h>r'!' hands

And that your h)r'"' may be sure to proceed right therein, I beseech your h)r'!'' befor you doe any thinge aboute these lawcs, that you wouhl be pk>ased to reed oner and to ponder well the I)ulhi Oente. SccoikI/i/ that in f/iinf/>< eo)iccnihi

Thirdly that your lor'!'^ would be uery ^vary not to trench upon the churt'h and where any thinge may seeme to trench, to use fitt prneueution against the bad consequence. And to licalpe to settle our quiet here. I beseech your lor^.® to send me a priuate order, that we may while the gouerment is eatholique enioy thes priuiledges follow

The Jii-st that the ehurvli and our hoitses may be Sanctuarie

T/ic .seeond that our selue.s and our doine.stique .seruaids, and halfe at least of our plantinc/ serufnds^ rnai/ he free from, publique taxes and, seruices, And that tlie rest of our seruants and

our tennanfs, though exteriorly the doe as others

All tiieir ten- in the Colony, Yet that in tlie manner of exact-

as • • • nants well i -i. j-i i.i j. x" i-i nig or doing it, priuatlv the custome ot other "- o i as seruants _ 7 he intimates catlioliques couiitrve may be obserued as much as heere ought niay be that catholiques out of bad practice * to be exempt- • , ^ 1 11 '"""'•^i*' '^''^ to torgit tliose (Uic resjiects w" they eJ from tiit- t e m p o r a 1 1 owe to god and his church. gouerment. y./,^, -^ ^/^;^.j fJ^^^^ ff ,^ ;^^ u,dj/ique U'e suffer J 1 1 .!' \_No(e in Bed- timore'Hhcmd.] '^"'' ''«""<'' to be heard and trycd by the ])ubli(pie

magestrats, yet that in ])riuate they know, that they doe it but as arbitrators and dcfendors of the church because Ecclesiastical 1 iiu'idiction is not vet here setled. 167

The fourth. Tlidf in our oinic jxrxoii.s and ir"' such as are

ncrdfii// to ((ssisfc /^s•, ire mav freely <;(»e, abide and Hue ani()ng;e

the Sauages, w'*" out any Heence to be had liere from the

Gouernor, or any otlier.

lastly, that thout>li we relinquish the use of many eeelesias- tieall ])riueledoe wjien we iudge it eonuenient for satisfaction

of the state at home, yet that it be left to our disei'etion to determine when this is requisite; and that we be suffered to enioy such other j)riueledges as we may w'!' out note.

AikJ foitchinc/ our iciiiporaJtiirs. Jirsf I hcscech your lor'!"

that we may take up and keepe see mueh laude, as in my former letters I acquainted your lor^"^ to be requisite for our present occasions, according to the first conditions w'^'' Ave maid w"' your lorP® and that albeit we now take not nj) neere our due, }'et that herafter we may take it u\) when we find it titt according to our aduentures. And if of that w'^'' we now haue a parte ])roue eonuenient to be laide out for a towne at

S' ^lai'ies. Be confidente that I will be as forwarde and free as any. Soe that things be carried in a faire and je(|uall manner.

But I uerily belieue that if the lande be left in our hand, the place shall much sooner be bult on and planted, then if it be taken out.

/// f/ic trade I s/ki// reqiiesfe find i/oiir lor'"' perfoi'ine soe iitiic/i, as that we may employ o>ie bote ir/ieiisociier ire s]i(ill not ot/ier-

irjjsc use it, j\Iy reason is, because of necessitye ^\e must

keepe a bote and when we use hir not, if we haue not this enphjiment for hir we shall not be able to suj)porte in'r charge.

The thinge is uery necessarie for us, and not iueonuenient to

your lor'!'' whatsoeuer some ouer greedy to engrose this trade

may suggest to the contrarie. I assure my selfe that your

lor'!"' will not stande w"' us for soe small a matter. The game

I ualew uerv little, but the conueniency uery much, and 1(38

tluTlor 1 l)c.seet'li your lor'!" not to riiniic ii^ into a create

iuconuonience for a uery small or noe profit! to your selfe.

I (h~s}/rc /f/hrt/sc from your lor''." a free (ircudc to hm/ corn

of tlif Indians \\"Y)Ut asking; /cduc here, for endeexJ It will be a

(jreofe pre^^sure to eate our bread at there curtesye, who as yet

T iiaue found but uery little eurtuous. Certainly ^vhile the clicife of this Colony thus wlioly nciilcct planting-, and tliinke on nothing- hut on a pedling trade certainly in the Colony, they will still make a scarcity of bread, and in that scarcity

if we shall not be able to healpc ourselucs nor the Colonye w"'out there leaue, that mak(» the want, many g;reate difficultyes nia\' follow. Certainly I haue this yeere planted, much

more, then the g;reatest parte of the Colonye besyde, and soe

intende to continue what I am able, because endeed in planting

r ])lace my g;reatest hope, yet for some veers I know that I must buy, and in buying there canne be noe inconuenience to

your lor'l" to grante me a generall licence. And therfor I

trust that your lor'''' will not denye it, and to encourage your

lor'l" to doe us fauour, this much I will be bold to tell your

h)]-^" that though my principall intention be to serue your

lor'? to the j)rime end, w"'' is the healpe of soules, yet in

peojiling; and planting this place, I am sure that none haue donne neere soe much as we, nor endeed are lykly to doe soe

much. ^Ye are resolned to line and dye here under your

],„,i>u ^^,ch J j|,j,,|^,. i\,^y others are. Sweete Jesus grante that

all may Ix' to his greatest glorie, and if to this your lor''." freely

coucurre, (iod I doubte not will also eoncurre w"' your lorl^and

for this blesse the rest, w"** I beseech him to doe w"' as many

Blessings as he wisheth who will cuci- be

Your lor''" serious well wisher and seruant T. C.

S. Maries this :] ol'Aprill 1638. 169

Siin'c till' writing' of the formci- k'tter I am told that

Mr Lugar defends pnhliquc/t/ in flic (hlony, that an (issiinhlji

niai/ (Jixposc Jicr<' of any mans lands or goods as it please if this weare onee bruted and belieiied I conceaue that none

^v<>nld etlu>r cumme or abide here, easjieeially where if any factions working man canne but jiroenre an ouerswaing num-

ber of Voices by Proxes, he shall undoe whome he please, and none shall l)e sure of any thinge that he hath, seeing experience hath shewed that one fJiaf n-on/d I( (ho r for it, may

quickly git such a faction and such an ouerswaing uoice

of Proxis that he may carry what he will really I much feare,

that this ouerbusye stirringe to many new (juerks and deuises,

will neuer doe your lor';*' nor the Colony good. I pray god it doe not much harme, according to the old ]irouerb(> that a busye man neuer wants Woe.

No. 8. THOMAS CORNWALEYS TO LORD BALTIMORE.

K) A prill 1038

JNP Tho : Cornwalevs to me

from S' Maries Right Hoi'

I receaued y' Let!' dated the 2."): of May last for w*^" and

y'' therein nobly proffered tavoures, I should before this time

haue retourued humble thanks, had 1 not hoped in person toe

haue kist y' hands this yeere in England, But y!" I>o1' Ser-

vice an

mee toe provide for my Journy, nor yet toe follow my owne affayres when my best dilligencc had l>eene most vrgently 22 170

ncedrf'ull for tlie Aocomodatiiio; of them toe niv l)cst Advan- t:u'"('. \V''.'' how ]n\'\u(Mfi(i// if jjroncd foe nice hccre ('apt:

Anfliomi IIopsoii wlioc with his Ship was t!icii vpoii his

(lc])ai'ture from hense can partly inforiiu' yon if you siip]X)se it worth the (questioning, Aiul irJuit it may bee in Ktujland ahonld ini/ in'iics fooc prnbah/c i)i(Ji.'

Execute what was expected from mee, w'^'^ though it proued nothing soe difficult or dangcrouse as was Imageined, yet

I suppose the Easy effecting of the busynes, doth not demin-

hi -^ iioe impertinent ish the desert of good Desires, but mixy j for

(leinonstration, of my rea/l respeetx toe y'' Lo''!' Serviee, notwithstanding the many Sugiestions made toe you of the Contrary, of w"^ wer(> I Guilty more then I supposed Honor and

Conticns did oblige mee, I should not I feare haue the

Humillety toe deny it, obstinasy beeing allwayse the effect of self conceited opinions, of w"'' I hope I am soe Innocent that

if youre Lo'' : or any other can Accuse mee for Avilfully swarueing from that vnblameable rule l)y w''' I j)retend toe

Guide myself and my Actions I am soe far from Perreutory

])ersisting in niy Error, As I will not only Acknowlcdg my fault, but nllsoe make what satisfaction the Iniured Party can

Ivvpcct from my vtmost Abillety. Xor can I think l)ut

1 banc reason toe Expect the like from others, And therefore

J hope irjiat Agreement soe ever if Lo'' : makes irifji Cajit:

( 'fayhorne, yoii icill eytlier Tnelnde such A Satisfaction for the

Damar/es I reeeaiwd by Jiim, as sJiall l)ee irorthe jiiy Aereptanee,

^^'''' or leaiie mee roome toe seeke it ini/sc/f. I assure him 1 will not fayle toe doe if ever wee meete where there is ho])e of

Impartiall Justice, as I promised his Agents when they had basely betrayde mee. On of whom now Lyes at yr mercy for :

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his Life, And ir"'' is Sfraiif/c F

Cheefe Capt : did hee stand in the Like circumstances, As I doubt not but hee will if hee gayne not A quietus from his

]\Ia'^ : or yr Lop : for ho^v wee haue proceeded agaynst him heere you will sec by the Act made for his Atayncture, w'** comes for yr Lo^^ Confirmation with many others among w"*" if there were noii more vnjust, I should bee as Confydent toe see this same A happy Common wealthe as I am now of the Con- trary if yr LoFl bee not more ^\•ary in Confirmeing then wee

haue beene wise in Proposeing. Therefore I beseeche yr Lop : for his Sake whose honor you and wee doe heere pretend, and whoe at Last must Judg w* what Sincerety wee haue discharged it, That you from whose Consent they must reccaue the bindeiug fors of I^awcs, will not permit the Least Clawes toe pas that shall not first bee throughly Scand and resolued by wise Learned and Religious Divines toe bee noe waise prejuditiall toe the Immunettyes and Priveledges of that

Church w'** is the only true Guide toe all Eternall Happines, of w"^ wee shall shew oureselues the most vngratefuU members that ever shee nourished, if in recjuiteall of those many favors and Blessings that shee and her devoutc Servants haue obtayned for vs, wee attem])t toe depriue her or them, of more then wee can giuc them or take from them, with out i)aying such A Price as hee that Buyes it will rei)ent his Bargaync. What are her Greevances, and how toe bee remedyed, you will

I doubt not vnderstand at Large from those whoe are more knowing in her rights and Consequently more sensyble of her Iniuryes then such an ignorant Creature as I am. ^^'heref()re now all tliat belongs toe mee, is only toe importune yr. I^o'' in whose powre t'is yet toe mend what wee haue dime Amis, toe bee most Carcfull in prcsci'ucing his Honor wlioe nnist 172

Prcscnic both you aiul Marvlaiid. I\'rlui])s this thiilt hath

Ikviic iici-mittcd in vs as A favouro toe yr T>()'.' whereby you

may dcchu'c the Sincerety of yr : first jnoiise pretence for the

Phnitin^ of this deseit Province, w''' will bee toe much doubted of if you should take Advantage of oure Ignorant and vneontionalde proceedeings toe Assume more then wee can

Justly giue you. And for A Ijittle Imaginary Honor, throw yr self vs and yr Country out of that protection w'^'' hath hithertoe j)reserued and Prospered that and vs beyound

^^'''^ Ilumaine Expectation ; noe doubt will bee continued if wee Continue as wee ought, toe bee, I never yet heard of any that Lost by beeing bountyfull toe God or his Church, then let not y"^ LoV feare toe bee the first. Giue vntoe God what doth belong toe him, and doubt not but Cesar shall receaue his due. If y"" Lo? thinks mee tooe teadious in A discourse not j)ro])er toe the Part that I doe Act, my Interest in the whole Action must excuse mee, Sylence would perhaps make mee

Supposed Accessary toe these dangerouse Positions, w'''' is soe far from my Intention, that as I now declare toe youre

Lo'; and shall not feare toe doe the like toe all the world if it bee necessary, I will rather Sacrifice myself and all I haue in the defence of Gods Honor and his Churches right, then willingly Consent toe anything that may not stand Avith the

Good Contiens of A Real Catholick. W^*" resolution if yr

Ijo'; doe not allsoe make good by A Religious Care of what you send over Authorised by yr Consent, I shall with as much

Convenient speede as I can with draw myself, and what

is Left of that w"*" I brought with mee, out of the Danger of

beeing involud in the ruein w''' I shall infallibly expect.

Yf Lol' knowes my Securety of Contiens was the first C(m-

dition that I expected from this (Government, w''' then

you thought soe Inocent as you Conceaved the proposition 173

alltogethor iiiipcrtincnt, But now I liojX' yon will [)erc't'aiR' the

C*ontrarv. Nor wcro it difficult out of the Lawe.s sent over

by y?' L<»!', or these that are from henee proposed toe you, toe finde Just ii;rounds for toe feare the Introdusenient of Lawes

preiuditiall toe oure honors and freedome irifiics fhaf on Act

irheirbi/ wee are e.vposde to A remedileti Sfijf'criiif/ of all Di.9-

(//(K-cs (111(1 Iiiso/ciisi/cx flidf ci/f/icr f/ic Pasfion or Mollis of Siick- sccdeiiifj (jo" sIki/I jjicose foe put vpon m, with out beeing permitted soe much as A Lawfull defence for the seeureing

of Life or reputation though never soe vniustly Attempted toe

bee taken from vs, with out forfeyteing the same and all wee

haue too boote. This and many other Absurdetyes I doubt

not but yr Lop : will finde and Correct vpon the peruseall of oure Learned Lawes, Among w"'' there is on that Confirmes the trade with the Indians for all Comodetyes toe bee ex-

])orted vntoe yr Lo^ : l)y w"'' there is now in yon an vn- doul)ted Powre for toe ratefy yr first Conditions \vith the first

Adventurers, w"*" I doubt not but y!' Lo'; will performe toe theyre Content, whereby they may bee better Enal)led and more obliged toe prosecute the good work they haue begun toe God's Honor and yl' I^o'!^ Proffitt. for my part I will not deny myself toe bee ])erhaps on of the meanest deseruers among them, vnless desires might j)as for merritts and then J durst compare with him that wisheth best toe

Maryland. As I haue endeavored toe manifest by all exprestions that haue come within my reach, nor will I yet desist from doeing soe, if I may bee soe happy as toe see this diiferens betwixt the Church and Government well reconsiled agayne. And yr Lo^ at Peace irifh the fi est Adniifin-erx, ir/ioe

(ICC I jx'rccdue hoc ir/ilt safisfi/cd irif/i f/ici/rc Ijtsf ( 'ouditioiis for the Trade, TJwjire harts haueing it seems not seconded theyre hands in the Agreement, but some for loue some fi)r 174 fearc some bv Iniportunety and the rest for Company ediisi'iitod too wliat they now repine toe stand toe, nor can I hlanu' tlicni tor tis impossible they can bee sauers by it. W"^ made mee refuse toe beare them Company, and therefore am I now the only Supposed Enemy toe yr Lo*!' Proflfitt, w''*' I diselayme from vnless there bee an Antipothy l)etMixt that

and mv Subcistanee <»n this Place, yr Lop : knowes I came not liitlici- foi' toe j)lant Tobacco liut liaue toe my uoc Little

Preiudiee hithcrtoe imployde myself and Servants in Publick works. The building of the mill was I Assure ijr. Lop : A vast Charge vntoe mee, for besides the Labor of all ray owns sei'vants tor two yeeres, I was at the Charge of divers Hire-

liuo-s at 100 : weight of Tob : the monthe with dyet when

Coi-ne was at 2 : and 300 weight the Barrell, all w°^ besides divers materialls for it at Excessive rates is all vtterly lost by till' Ignorance of A fooleish milwright wlioe set it vpon A

Streame tliat will not till soe much in six weekes as will grinde six bushells of Corne, soe that myself nor the Colony is any

\vhit the better for all the payns and Cost I hane beene at aboute it not deserne the les of Maryland, for I ; yet doe I spared noe Cost nor labor for toe make good toe the vtmost what was Expected from mee, nor will I yet desert it for if I bee not tooe much discouraged by youre Lo'.' I intend toe be-

stow on 100'! or 2 : more in remoueing of it toe a better

Streame, if I can l)ut see such A number in the Colony as will mayntayne A mill with Greeste in the ineanc time I am building of A house toe put nil/ head i)i, of xau-n Timber framed

A dory and half hijgh, unth A seller (Oid Chimnie.s of brick toe

Encourage others toe folloic my Example, for hithcrtoe wee Line in Cottages, and for my part I hauc not yet had Leysure toe

Attend my pryvate Conveniensy nor Prottitt w"'' is not a

Tiittle necessary for mee, haueing run myself and fortune 175

allinost out of bivathe in Pursute of tlic Piihlick good as I

(loiibt not hut it will appeere heereafter toe all impartiall

Judgments, for I think allready few in the Colony will deiiv but that the Generallcty was Les in debt, necessary Goods more Plentifull and better Cheape, when T only supplyed them, and that at the worst hand with goods bought at the

Virginian rates, then now they are, when the Country doth abounde with many Dealers, for w"'* though I am sorrv in res})e('t of the Publick Penury, yet I eannot but Aeknowledg it as A great favor of Allmighty Gods toe mee, since bv it is manifested that had I had noe better motiue then the gayne I made, I should never haue put myself toe the Charge paynes and dangers that I under went in the busines. Though

I know the Contrary was generally l^eleeued in England, where I was soe much behoulding toe the Charety, or rather

Iniured by the mallis of some good People, as toe bee reported

for A most vncontionable Extortioner of w"^ Sin were I

guilty I feare I should not soe willingly desist from fai'ther

dealeing as now I doe, for seldome or never have I heard or scene Covetousnes decrease with Age, And yet I thank God I finde noe jiropention toe continue the troble, though I neyther perceaue my Debters or Creditors weary of my dealeing, but myself weary of the busynes And am therefore vnwindeing

myself from these mecamiick negotiations as fast as I can re-

cover in my debts. That others may haue roome toe wiu what

I haue lost by Maryland, nor will I (Jrudge toe see the

Suckscs answer theyre Expectation, Provided that the Place

may thriue as well as they, for I ])rofes myself soe reall A well

wisher towards it, That all Pryvate rcs]K'cts arc vndcrvallued

if thcv Stand in Competition with the Publick good. Though

I think non hath had les eucouragcment U>e continue theyre

good wills toe that or youre Lo';' Service then myself. It 176

lu'ciiiu" thouuht tooc much after all tlio Labors and Daii

I liauc Ik'cu att, that I should share in any Proilitts that the

VUu-r alTords, though for the mayutayneing of myself and fiunelv vj)ou the Place I haue hitliertoe yeerely Exhausted soe o-ivat A part of A Poore younger brothers fortune, as if

I continue it with out some releeue it nuist needes in time make me vuea])al)le of doeing good toe that or myself. Toe prevent w''' I was this yeere determined toe haue waighted

V]>on v!' Lo'.' in England, and on irai/ or other foe Ikiiic (\»t-

(•hidcd fills fotndl diferencc (d)ontc the Trade, for my Ijord

I mav ])roperly vse the words of tlie (tIiosjh'H, I cannot Digg and to Begg I am Ashamed, if therefor y!" I^o^' nor y' Coun- try will aiford mee noe other way toe support the great

Expenses that I haue beene and dayly am at for my 8ub- cistans heere, l)ut what I must fetch out of the Grounde bv Planting tliis Stincking weede of America, I must desert the Place and busynes, w"'' I confes I siiall bee loth toe doe, soe (A)rdiall A lover am T of them both, yet if I am f )rst toe it bv discourteous Iniuries I shall not weepe at parting nor despayre toe finde heauen as neere toe other parts as Mary- land. l)Ut I will lirst doe my Endeavor toe Compose things soe a- non shall say heereafter that I lost A right I bought soe deere tiu'ough negligens or Ignorans. Other mens Imagina- tions are noe infallible presidents toe mee, nor will tiie nudti- tudc of names nor Scales, moue mee toe bee A foole for Com- pany, for wiiat in them was only Inadvertens, non would tearm less then foolery in mee, irlioe m'u/ld or oii'jld toe knoir hif e.VjU'rU'Hx, that if is impossib(e toe Coinj)/i/ irlth t/ie < hndition.s mentioned in the Lease and hee A Saner hif them. And yet for my refuseing toe doe like the rest I doubt not but 1 am

Sugiested the onlv Antagonist toe yr Eo'" Prottitt. \\licn if 177 the tiling were rightly vnderstood you would Ackiiowledg that I haue done you more right then myself, by not Sub- scribeing toe what I should never haue intended willingly toe performe, there wanting not meanes by the neighbourhood of

Virginia toe haue Easely Avoyded it. Soe that the Event would haue been insteade of the Expected Proffit, the los of the best part of the trade, w'^'' would hane been drawne out of yr Territoryes by yr own Subieets, whoe beeing there by forst toe shelter themsehies vnder another Government, and findeing perhaps A Little Sweetnes in it, would (piiokly grow toe such an Avertion agaynst this Supposed oprestion, As nothing would bee more hatefull toe them then you and y'' Au- thorety, And Consequently non soe forward toe depres both that and you, as those that otherwise would bee Zealous

Defenders of you both. Had my owne right noe ref- erens toe these reasons my Single opposition would haue

Appeered more meritorious then blanieable, nor would that alter the Case did you but vnderstand how little my prv- vate Proffit would haue beene preiudised by it. All the

Ineonveniens that I can reflect on toe myself, would haue beene my fetching the Truck, and carrying Avhat beaver I oould get, from and toe Virginia without l)ayting at St. Maryes. for I think non of the Adventurers would haue grudged mee A little share with them, or at Least denyed toe wink at my proceedeings if they had met nice, but rather })erhaps haue done the like themselues, and where then had beene yr Lof".' pretended proffitt. But these are my Lord wayse soe Contrary toe my disposition, as I scorn toe profes the practiseing. I protest toe yr Lo'.' tlmt 1 am Ashamed toe lieare Strangers sometimes take notis of what I haue doiu' and suffered for you and youre Country, and yet toe conclude that neyther my person nor my Estate is secure from Iniury if/ 23 178 venture for toe trade hi Muryland, without beeing beltouldiuy toe my Servants Secresy, or goeimj icith as much Cawtion as if

I stoale vJitit I (/off. y\"^' poore kiiidc of" proceedeing is so dis- tastfnll toe nice that though I haue beene (for Avoydeing greater Ineonvenienses) eontented for A time toe stoope vnder tlie burthen, yet am I soe weary of the weight as deemeing it tooe vnworthy of my Longer Patiens that I am resohied toe desert the Place, if neyther tlie right of my first Adventure, nor the Suckeeedeing Exprestions of my fidellety toe yr Service and yr Countryes good can merrit soe much favoure from y' LoP as toe permit mee freely for toe rent at least soe much yearely as I ventured before I knew whether I should win or loose by

p"": the Bargayne. The Proffit of tradeing 60 : pounde yeere w"'' is the sum I shall bee satisfyed with all, if you shall not think fit toe enlarge it out of yr owne noblenes as an Encou- ragement toe my future deserts, will vndoubtedly never make mee rich, nor am I ambitious of it, I neuer yet pretended for toe get by Maryland, all I desire is but A help toe keepe mee from Sinking, as you may see by the reasonablenes of my request, w*?" yet if yr LoF please toe grant without farther troble toe yrself or mee, I shall take it as the greatest exprestion of yr LoP* favoure towards mee that ever yet I could boast of. And accordingly by A reall desire to deserue the Continueance Endeavor toe expres A respectiue Acknowledgment of yr readines toe doe mee right av"'' if I can gayne A fayre way and yourc Ivo'!" favoure toe boote, it were tooe greate A disre- spectiuenes in mee for toe Atteni])t tlie Contrary. If now therefore the Suckses answers not my Expectation I cannot help it whoe haue done my part toe let you see how desireous

I am toe Avoyde all Publick disi)utes w itli you or yr. Autho- rety, whilst I am A jwore meuiber of yr Colony, ^^^hat

Course the rest of the first Adventurers will steere I know :

179 not, for I am Left toe guide my Bark Alone nor would 1 willingly bee otherwise, vnles wee could vnite cure Harts as well as Purses, w''?' not beeing fesible, 1 despayre of ever doeing good in partnerships, and am therefore resolued toe haue noe more Interest in CoiTion Stocks, yet will I not bee much })reiuditiall toe those that will, for what I promice eyther for price or ({uuntety shall ncjt fayle toe bee most punctually performed, only I love toe bee the manager of my owne

Aifayres, w*""^ favoure if youre LoF please toe grant mee I shall not care for other Approbation. Newes I know yr. LoP lookes for non but what Concernes the Coiiionwealth of Maryland in w*"'' what I am defectiue / douhf not but yr. Secretari/ irill

Supply whoe is cm quick as I am Sloio in writeing, and tJiere- fore in that part A i^erry Jit Snhicd for the place hee bearx^ And if hee proues not tooe Stiff A maintayner of his owaie opinions, and Somewhat tooe forward in Sugiesting new busineses for his owne imployment, hee may perhaps doe God and yr Lo^ good Service heere I should bee Sorry toe Change il/'' Hawley for him, whoe I perceaue stands not soe perfect in yr Lo^\' favoure as I could, wish him w*^*" perhaps some takeing Advan- tage at, and willing for toe iisli in troblcd waters, may by discourteous proceedeings towards him make him weary of

vn]iroffitable Maryland, And fors him toe A Change more for

his j)cace and Proffit. Ax Doubt/es rirginia would bee toe him

if hee make good wh

other Likelihood if hee haue not left liis worst Enemies

behinde him. Among w"'' number I am Sorry foe xec xueh probabillcty of yr Lo']" beeing on as I perceaue there is. Whed

reasons you haue for it is vnknowne toe mee, nor doe I ]>re-

sume toe Judg where tlie fault is, All that I wish as A Poore

friende of his, is that yr Jjo'' rightly vndcrstood him for

from thens I verrelv beleeue doth flow those Jealosves that I 180

])roooauo arc risen betwixt yon, w''*' hoeino; inoreast by niisa]>pre- hcntions of Contentions Spirits ninst eertaynely if not in time

])revente(l by some Charitable reeonsiliation breake forth with snch vyolens as will endanger the noe little preindice of on or both of yon. I Assnre yr Ijo'': did I know any Jnst Canse toe Snspect his Sinserety toe Maryland, or the designe wee come vpon, I should not bee soe Confydent of his Innosence in deserueing toe ill from you or this Place. I cannot my

Lord Suppose A little verball vehemensy vttered in the defens of A mans ownc Supposed right, Suffitient toe Conclude him guilty of looscing all former respects toe greater obligations, w"'' if it bee soe greate A Crime I am toe seeke where I should finde on that Avould bee free when hee Supposeth his right vniustly questioned. I must confes I cannot pleade not guilty, and yet I doubt not but my greatest Enemies doe really beleeue mee for toe bee as I am A most vnfayned friende toe Maryland. AiuJ soe I am confident will 71/.'' HawJey

Appeere if you. will giue hivi time and ocation for toe ma)iife.st it, and not by vyolent discourteiiyes vpon vncertaine suppof^itio)ts fovH him toe Change his good intentions y" Lo'': knowes how many difficultyes hee past in England, nor hath hee beene exempt from the like in these parts, and therefore hee is not too bee blamed for laying hoAvld of some probable way toe repayre liis many misfortunes, there beeing noe Antipothy betwixt that and the continueing of his respects vntoe yr.

lid''. Well may the dischargeing of the office hee iiath yndertaken invite him sometimes toe Looke towards A'irginia, but eertaynely not with preindice toe Maryland, from whens hee receanes the greatest Comforts that the world affords iiim both for Sowle and body the on from the Church the other from his wife, whoe by iier com])ortmcnt in these difficult atliivrs of her husbands, liath manifested as nuicli virtue and 181

discrestion as can ])ee oxpeotod from the Sex she owes, whose

Industrious huswiferv hath soe Adorned tliis Desert, that should his discouragemoiix for.s hi)it toe trithdraw himfi<(f and her, it iroidd not A Little Edips the Glory of Maryland. Thus haue I my Lord at large According toe my Capacety commended toe yr noble Consideration such Greevanses as for the present I am most sensible of, toe w*'"' I hope toe receaue soe satisfactory an answer from yr. Lo^ : as will Encourage mee toe A resolution of fixing my Earthly Tfd)ernacle in 3Iaryland. Though I am now prepareing for A visit the next yeere intoe

England, where I will Supply Avhat is heere wanting concerning the affayres of 3Iaryl

Lo^\' request, I sJiall if the Governor commands mee see that the

Puhlick shcdl not Suffer for want of Such poore Instructions as I can giue them, whilst I am resident among them, or that some other more able man discharge mee of the Care. In the mean time as I haue ever been A Reall Defender of yr.

Ijo''* right, Soe may you bee Confydent that I Mill continue.

As beeing desireous in all Just waves toe manyfest myself

Youre really respectiue freind and Servant Tho: Coenwaleys from S? Maryes this ()"' of ApriU 1638. :

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No. 9.

GOV. LEONARD CALVERT TO LORD BALTIMORE.

[Indorsement.] 25 Aprill 1688

My Bro : Leonard to

rae. from Virginea. the taking; of the He of Kent Pahners Ihmd what number of

people tfe catle vpon them. Portobacke. Cedar redd-bird matts & Lyon.

Good Brother

I haue endeauored this hist winter to bring the Inhabitants of the He of Kent wilUngly to submit themsehies to your

gouernement and to incourage them therevnto I wrote vnto

them a letter in Nouember, where amongst other motiues

I vsed to perswade them, I promised to free them from all question of any former contempts they had committed against

y(m, so that they would from thence forward desist from the

like and submit themsehies to the gouernmen* and to shcAV

them greater fauor I gaue them the choice to name whom

tliey would of the Inhabitants of the Ileand to be tlieire com-

maunder ; but one Jhon liutler Cleybornes brother in law and one Tho: Smith an agent of Cleybornes vpon Kent was

of such power amongst them that thty perswaded them still to

contiiuie in tlieire former contumacie vpon notice giuen me hereof, I presently appointed Cap' Euelin Commander 183

of the Ileuiul w'^.'' formerly I purposely omitted because he was had in a generall dislike amongst them, iiim they con- temned and connnitted many Insolencies against ; wherefore findeing all faire nieanes I could vse to be in vaine, and that no way but compulsion was left, I gathered togeather about twenty musketteers out of the Colony of 8' Maries and appointing the command of tiiem to Cap' Cornewallis whom

I toocke as my assistant w"' me, I sat saile from S' Maries towards Kent about the latter end of November, intending to apprehend Smith and Butler if I could, and by the example of theire })unislimf to reduce the rest to obedience, but it beeing then farre in the winter, the windes were so cross and the weather so fowle in the bay, that after I had remayned a week ypon the water I ^v•as forct to returne back and deterre that expedition vntill some fitter tyme, two months affter in the beginning of ffebruarie I was giuen to vnderstand that the Indians at the head of the bay called the Sasquahannoughs intended in the spring following to make warre v])on vs at

S' Maries pretending revenge for our assisting of our neigh- bors Indians against them two yeares before (w'''' we neuer did though they will needs thinck so) and that they were incouraged much against vs by Thomas Smith who had transjilanted himselfe w"' other English from the lie of Kent the last summer to an Ileand at the head of the bay fower miles below the

falls called Palmers Ileand and vnderstanding likewise that they had planted and fortified themselues there by directions from Cap' Cleybourne w"' intent to line there independent of you (because they supposed it out of the limits of your

Prouince) and that the s*? Smith aud Mr Botk'r whom I iiaue formerly mentioned was then preparing to earrie a farther supply from Kent both of men and necessaries to the

s'! Ileand ; I thought it expedient to stop theire proceedings in 184

the bc'ijimiings, and for that puri)osc haueing aduised w'.** the

c'oiincell about the busines I sat forth from S' Maries for the

He of Kent w"' thirtie choice mnsketteers takeing Cap' Corne-

walleis and Capt : Euelin in my company to Cap' Cornew : I appointed the command of those Sokliers I carried w"" me, and afterward arriuing at tlie s^ Ik'and I kuided w'.*" my company a littk' before sunne rise, at the southermost end thei'eof where Cap' Cleybornes howse is seated w"'in a small ffort of

Pallysaxkies, bnt findeing the gate towards the sea at my comeing fast barred in the inside one of my company beeing acquainted w"* the place quickly fownd passage in at an other gate and commeing to the gate w''? I was at opened vnto me, so that I was arriued and entered the fort w'^out notice taken by any of the Ileand w'!?' I did desire, the easilier to apprehend Boteler and Smith the cheife incendnaries of the former seditions and mutinies vpon the Ileand, before they should be able to make head against me, and vnderstanding that Boteler and Smith were not then at the fort but at theire seuerall plantations I sent to all the lodgeings in the fort and caused all the persons that were fownd in them to be brought vnto me thereby to preuent theire glueing vntymely notice vnto

Boteler and Smith of my commeing, and takeing them all alongst w'.** me I marched w'.*" my company from thence w'.'^ what speed I could towards Botclers dwelling called the great thicket some fine miles from the fort and appointed my Pinnass to meet mc at an other Place called Craford, and makeing a stand about halfe a mile short of the place,

I sent my Ensigne one Mr Clerck (that came once w"'

M' Copley) from England) w"' tenne musketteires to Butler to ac(|iiaint him tliat I was come vpon the Ileand to settle the gonernement thereof and commaund his present repaire vnto me at Craf(>rd two miles distant from thence, wl*" the 185

Ensio-ne acoordingly did and brought B(3teler vnto me before I renioued troni wliere he left nie, after I luid thus possessed nivselfe of him I sent mv Serieant one Robert Vau^ham w'!" six muskctteires to Thomas kSmiths who lined at a place called beaiier neck right against Boteler on the other side of a

Creeck w*."^ like commands as I had formerly ginen for Bote- ler, and then marching forMai-d w'.'' your Ensigne displayed to Craford by the tymc I was come thither Smith was hi-ought vnto me where haueing both the cheife delincpicnts against you

I first charged them w"' tlieire crimes and afterward committed them Prisoners al>oard the I'innass I came in and appointed a gard ouer them, after I caused a proclamation to be made of a generall pardon to all other the Inhabitants of the lleand excepting Boteler and Smith for all former contempts against you that should w'^'in foAver and twenty howlers after the proclaiming of the same come in and submit themselues to your gouernement whercv])on w"'in the time a])})ointcd the whole lleand came in and submitted themselues, haueing recciued theire submission, I exorted them to a faithfull continuance of the same, and encouraged them thereto by assureing them how ready you would be alwayes vpon theire

deserts to condescend to any thing for theire goods : Afterward

I gaue order for the carrieing of Boteler and Smith to

S' Maries in the Pinnass I came in, and w'?" them sent most of the Soldiers as a gard vpon them commaunding them to be deliuered into the custody of the sheriffe at S' Maries vntill my returne and my Pinnass to returue to the lleand to \nv, where till my Pinnasses returne I held a court and heard and determined diuerse causi's between the Inhabitants, at the end of the s'f court I assemi)lcd all the inhabitants to make ehoise of theire delegates to be present for them at a generall assembly then held at S' Maries for the makeing of Lawes w'.'' they 24 186 accordingly did, and before mv departure from them I gaue them to vnderstand tliat euery man that held or desired to hold any land in the Heand, it was necessaric they should take pnttents of" it vnder the scale of the Prouince as holding it of yon \\''' they were all very desireous of, so that some tyme this sununer I promised to come to the Ileand and bring M' Lew- ger w"' me to suruay and lay out tlieire lands for them and then to pass grants vnto the of it, reserueing onely such rents and seruices to you as the law of the Prouince should appoint there is vpon the Ileand about one hundred and twentie men able to beare annex as neer ax I could gather of the women (oid chif(Jre)i lean make no extiinate, in conclusion appointing the

couiniand of the Ileand to three of them, vist : to M"' Robert

Phil})ot as commaunder and Willifi Cox and Tho : Alle ioynt commissioners w*'' him I departed for S' Maries, where after mv arriuall I called a grand incpiest vpon Smith who fownd a bill against him for Pyracie, whercvpon he was arraigned before the assembly and by the condemned to sutler death and forfeit, as by a particular act for that purpose assented vnto by the whole howse and sent vnto you, you will perceiue ; I haue omitted as yet to call M' Boteler to his trvall,

because I am in ho])es by shewing fauor vnto him to make

him a good member, but I haue not as yet released him,

though I haue taken him out of the sheriffes custody into my

owne howse where I intend to haue him remayne vntill I haue

made fiu'ther experience of his disposition and if I can win

him to a good inclination to your Scruice, I shall thinck him

fittest to take the comniaund of the He of Kent ; for those

others w"'' haue now that cliargc from me arc very vnable for

it, nor is there better to be fbwnd vi)on the Ileand, but least

(Boteler demeaning himselfe otlierwisi' tlieii well) and tiuit I

shonld finde cause to thinck him Htter to be j)unislie(l tiien 187 pardoned there should want nieanes to giue him conchiiiie punishment for all his former offences; I desire you would send oner an act the next yeare av'.*" your assent thereto, to be proposed to an assembly in Maryland for theire assent eensureing

Boteler as Smith was for Pyraeie w''.'' he committed at the head of the bay neer Palmers Ileand in the yeare IGoo vpou a Pinnasse belonging to S' Maries by takeing and a great (juantitie of trucking commodities from Jhon Tomkins and serieaut Robert Vaughan who had the charge of her and togeather ^v"' the s^ Pinnass and goodes carried the s"? Tom- kins and Vaughan prisoners to Kent. Smith hath solicited you I suppose by his letters for his pardon but I shall desire yon that you would leane it to me to do as I shall finde him to deserue ; whereby (if it be possible he should be the better for it) it will take better effect w'.'' him when he shall continue

at my mercie vndcr whose eye he is : Palmers Ileand beeing already seated and fortifyed and a good stock of cattle to the number of thirteen head put vpon it, I thought not good to supplant but vnderstanding there were fine men inhabiting it seruants to Cap' Cle^borne and formerly vnder the command of Smith I sent serieant Robert Vaugham and two others

w'*" him fi'om S' Maries to set downe there and to the sd :

Vaugham gaue the commaund of all the rest, and by reason

Cap' Cleyborne hath been attainted of ffclony in the last assembly at S' Maries by particular act and sentenced to forfeit all his estate in the Prouince I gaue Vaugham authoritie to take the seruants and other goodes and chatties belonging to Cleyborne vpon the Ileand, into his charge and to haue tlicni forth conimcing when they shall be (Icniaundcd of him togeather w"' what profitt shall be made by the serieants labors. 1 am informed that vpon occasion of discourse giuen before Sf Jhon Haruey Mf Kemi3c and M' Hawley by 188

Ml" liotclcr whctlior I*;ilnu'rs He wciv \v*''in tlic l^-ouiiice of

Mar\ 1:111(1 or ik* Mf Hawlcv did so weackly defend your title to it that liotelei- orew more confident of proceeding in planting it for his Brother Cley borne and I hane some reason to thinck that M!" Hawley did willingly let your title fall for some doigne sake of his owne v])on trade w'.'' the Sasquahan- nouglis w'' he might conceiue better hopes to advance by its depenice on \"irginia then on Maryland, for when I sat in counsell at S' Maries about the expedition I made to Kent to stop the proceedings of that designe of Boteler and Smiths planting it, he earnestly diswaded it by suggesting all the reasims he could to make your title doul)tfull to it the Ileand and then how vnlawfull an act it would be to hinder tlieire

]>lanting it, and though it Avas made appeare that theire seating there \\as most dangerous to the Colony at 8' Maries by reason that they had incouraged the Indians to set vpon vs and might hereafter furnish them w"' gunns to our further liarme if we should sufter them to proceed, whereas otherwise

Boteler and Smith beeing remoued we might hope to make a

]K'ace \v'.'' tliose Indians yet it seemed some designe he had upon theire setting downe there was so deare vnto him that he preferred it before the safetie of all vs and his owne famil}- beeing included in the daunger, and would needs hane perswaded it to be in Virginia though the ex])ress words of your patteut limits the Prouince to the northward where Xew

England ends but it is apparent that the Hand is \v"'in your

I*rouincc for the line of fortie by Smiths maj) by w'.'' the

Lords RefTeries lade out the bonds lyeth right oner the first falls and this Ileand is fowre mil(>s to the sowtherd below those tails as J can witnes for I was there the last sununerand obserued it. I lu'lceue the faire promises w"*" he made you in

England whe you procured the preferm* he hath in Virginia 189

how vscfull lie would ]>roU(' to your Colony by it, will lu-uer he performed hy him for nothinj^ moueth him but his owne ends and those he intendeth wholly to remoue from JMarvland and plaec the in Viri>;inia, and intendeth shortly to remoue his wife and family thither, I am sorry it was your ill fortune to be a meanes of so much i>'ood to him who is to injyratefuU for it, for he disclaimes that he euer sought your help or had any from you towards his preferm' for he thineketh you did not so mueh as know he pretended to the plaee he hath nor that you knew he had it vntill a long tyme after it was passed wito him thus Cap' Cornewallis telleth me hath heard him say, and he is of sueh greeuanee vnto the Gouernor and Seeretarie of

Virginia that they promise to themselues nothing but ruine by his draweing all the perquisites of theire two places from them, and do therefore wonder that you ^vould l)e the meanes of proeureing such a place for him, they do both intend by theire letters to solicite your help for the remoueing him and it were well for both Colonies that he were, for he can not haue less ])ower, then too much in that Colony w*^'' (by im])i)U- erishing S! Jhon Harney and draweing from him and the seeretarie the execution of all the cheife seruices w"^.'' the

Kings proffitts and the peoples estates hath dependencie on he will bring vnto himselfe ; so that Maryland wherein it shall haue occasion to vse Virginia is like shortly to seeck for it onely to him where there is nothing to be hoped ft)r but what is vnseruiceablc to his owne ends and nothing scapeth his dc- sio'nmt thouy-h it be neuer so much bevond his reach to compass.

The body of lawes you sent ouer by ISIf Lewger I endeauored to haue had passed by the assembly at Maryland but could not effect it, there was so many things vnsuteable to the peoples good and no way condu 'cing to your i)r(itlitt 190

that Ix'iiiii- tlu'v could not be exc'iii])t('(l tVoin utliers w'''' they

wilh'ujLrly woiihl haue passed they were desireoiis to suspend

thciu all, tlic particuhir ex('0])ti()us w'^.'' weiv made against

theui M?' Lewger liath giuen you an account of in his dispatches to you : others haue been passed in the same assembly and now sent vnto you w".'' I am perswaded will appear vnto yoii to prouidc both for your honor and proflfitt as much as those you sent vs did. the trade w"' the Indians they wholly exempted themselves from and leaft it to you, onely

Cap' Cornewallis I haue promised should not want the most I could say vnto you to procure Icaue for him that he might rent three tw(Mity pownds shares in it yearely so long as he is a member of your Colony, w".'' I did as well to de- cline his hindrance of passing the whole to you, as also to giue him incouragement for the many seruices, he hath done you in the Colony, for though it hath been his fortune and myne to haue had some differences formerly yet in many things I haue iiad his faithfull assistance for your seruice and in nothing more then in the exjx'dicou to Kent this last winter.

I would not wish you (now it is in your hands to dispose of) to intrest too many sharers in it for that hath been hitherto the distructiou both of the trade and the traders, for they neuer agreeing to trade ioyntly did by theire severall trade jireuent on an others marcket and by ouer bidding the j)risc for bcaucr

and therefore are not like to io}ne in the waves w''.'' are most expedient for the good of it. if you would let it out to vs two for tM'o or three yeares, rent free, I am perswaded it would l)e brought to sueh a state by the way we should bring it in that it would l)e farre more protittaljle and eertaine then euer it was for hereafter or if you thinck good to vse it all youi'- selfe and send oner truck for it I shalbe ready to do you the best seruiee 1 can but you must cause boates and hands to be procured of your owne here and not put yourselfe to

hyer them for that will eat you out of all your ju-ofitt if

not your principall and you must designe to place ffactories

as soone as you can on shore in some conuenient })laccs whereto the trade may be drawne for the way of boating

it though the l)oates be a mans owne is very chargeable and

vucertaine. I haue deliuered some Tobaccoes to Ml" I^ewger

but whether it be sutticient or too much to ballance the

accounts I am to passe I can not yet tell for T haue not had

tyme since his commeing to make them vp it is not for any

])rofitt to myselfe that I haue purposely delayed it, (as I hope

von will do me so much right as to beleeue) but for want of Leisure from the |>ublike seruices of the Colony and the

neeessarie loockeing after some meanes of my o^ne subsistance

w"^' is so difficult to compass here as it reqnireth much tyme

and labor. I meane this summer to pass all manner of

accounts that arc between you and me vnto Ml' Lewger, for I

haue disposed of all my other businesses so, as I may haue

sufficient leisure to do it in. Mf Lewger is a very seruiceable

and diligent man in his secretaries place in Maryland, and a

very faithfull and able assistant to me the ceihir i/on irriff for

hi/ liiiii I could )iof proctirc to sokI fliis jfcarc hi/ reason there is

very few to be fownd that are \svfi(l/ ti/iahir trees tiro J heard

of farre rp in Pafii.vetd riiier, and firo others r/xtii pi/peh/eft 192

Hand ill the bay nere to Kent, and the fraight and other

ehartit's tnv the shipping them will be so deer that I made

a (pu'stion whether yon wonld thinck fitt to vndergo it, it

will stand In eight or tenne ])(»\vnds a tunne fraight for

England ixsides other charges of transporting it to shipping

from where it is felled neither is there meanes in ]\[arvland

to transport it vnless it might be split into clapboard, and

wlictlicr it will not be made vnserniceable to y" by vseing

it so, I can not tell becanse I do not know the vse yon designe it for, by yonr next letters I pray informe me what

von Avill hane done in it. the maffs ir''!' i/ou icrot for (tinounts to siK-li (I charge to be bonght from the Indians that I had not snfficient meanes to pnrchase it, it is not lesse then fortie pownds worth of trnck ont of England will bay 350 yards of matt besides the charge of seecking them in twentie senerall indian towns, for vnless they be bespocken there is very few to be had bnt such as are not worth buyeing to giue a freind, and besides for the vse you intend them it is necessarie they should be all of one make otherwise they cannot flower a roome ; and before I shall procure so many yards I must send all the Prouince oner but if you desire to hane them and will ]>ronid(' truck to buy the'" vpou farther notice from you I will be speack them, to hane them all in as few places as I can to auoid charge : I am sure mi/ llrofhcr Poiifohdcco now

Kiaj)eror of J\(x/:((ff<(irai/, iril/ (ix.'^i.sf nic in if ax much ox he can for he /.s nuich i/oiir jreiinl and scrimut and hof/i c.rprcs.scd him^c/fc to me to be so and giueth y" many thancks after his

him. / h(t(J jirocured

The beauer w".'' I sent to you the last yeares belongeth vnto the account of the stock Cap' Humber brought oner.

The Lj/oii I had for yon i.s dead, if I can f/et f(n other

I irill and send it i/oii. I liaue had no leisure all this last winter to Virginia to procure an act to ])e made bv tiie generall assembly then held there for the secureing of your right in the trade w"'in your precincts, and thought it to no purpose to recommend it to Mf Hawleys care after I had vnder- st;)od so mucli of him concerning Palmers Ileand against tliere next assembly w".'' will be at the returne of sliipping next yeare

I will ])rouide a bill drawne as effectuall for that pur])ose as I can and endeauor what I may to get it passed.

I haue sent you herew'?' a letter from Ml" Robert Philpot of Kent who hath at this present the commaund of the Ileand) to his ffather the keeper of hygh parcke, I pray cause it to be deliuered vnto him and finde some occasion to commend his Sonne vnto him for his faire carriage here, as he doth deserue for lie came in at the first claime I made of the Ileanders submission to your Pattent, and incourage his ffather I pray what yon can to supply him this yeare, for that I vnderstand

is the intent of his letter to him ; I haue writ vnto you con- cerneing the deer you sent for in an otlier letter by it selfe sent herew'.'' as you appointed me. Thus w'.'' best lone and seruice to my sister Baltimore and my other two sisters and my J^rother Peasely I rest Your most affectionate ffrom Virginia loueing Brother this 25'.'' of A prill Leonard C'aluert

16;i8. 25 194

Cii])! ^^'^nt()l rcnienibrcth liis

seruicc to voti, I left him well

in Marvlaiul.

No. 10.

SECRETARY JOHN LEWGER TO LORD BALTIMORE.

5 January 1638-9 [Indorsement.] ISIf Lewger to me

from S' Maries. Mv good liord

30*.'' 2^! I rec. yo"' Lo''!'' of the Jnly : and the of August, and

another since by ml" Poulton of the 30'?' July. To answere to

the first. I have acquainted m!' Poulton w*"" what yo'' Lo'I writes touching some instruccons & directions to be sent out

of Enghind for the future comportm* of tlieir ])art to

yo!" Lol' right & the goverm* there, but he made strange at most of them, as if he had received no instruccons touching

anv of the ])ticnLnrs, & desired a note of wliat was written

coiiccrning tliem tliat tliey might conf )rme themselves to it in

all points s(t far as in conscience they might, neither would he

beleeve that ml" more or any other should give that resolution,

that a Catholique magistrate may in discretion proceed here, as

well affected magistrates in the like cases doe in f^ngland. I

shoultl have beene glad to have had resolution touching those cases 1 sent over, thoughe without any ones hand to it, because it would much have directed me in divers occurrences

& difficulties m"}" we meete with here, ffor the put, we have no ditt'ei'ences at all, & I hope we shall have no more, when' cither

part can avoid thcni ; and for the errors past (w*"'' yo"" Lo'^Z^ 195 speakes of) on the (Jovcrnors part and mine, if we knew what or which tliov were, wc shouki be ready to amend them, & shoiikl be gkid of the proffer on their jiart of forgiving & for-

getting of them : bnt we are yet confident we have committed none that we can con(k'mne for errors either in point of irrev- erence or disrespect to their persons, or in viohition of their liberties, as the pTit condition of the state there is. And for my owne part I ])rofesse before Abnighty God, that I am not conscions of any thing yet done ont of disrespect to their persons, fnnctions, or rightfnll liberties; c*c that hereafter they shall find me as ready to serve and hononr them as yo""

Lol' can wish. I sent inclosed in yo!" Lo''!"* packett a Irx' to

M' Price, bnt I heare no answ^ere at all of it, nor any thing whereby to gucsse that lie hath received it. Let me be so much beholding to yo'' Lio^l as to lett him know how nmch I desire from him an answere of my letter ; and that the onely canse of my not writing to him this yeare is want of matter to write of, he is one whom I shall ever acknowledge myselfe infinitely obliged to, and I beseech God reward him for all his charity to me & mine, ffor the ^vreek, the boate is laid vp at mattapanient ; not worth the repairing ; the beaver & peake is deliverd to the Govern'' as pquisites of his office of Admirall.

I ac(piaintc(l the Govern!' w*!' what yo!' LoV wrote touching the

61 10? demanded by m! Greene; bnt he saith wisemans adventure was never parted from the stock, bnt tlic jiroceeds of it was sent vp to yo'' Lo"? w'.'' the rest, & that he had special order from yo'' LoV at the Cowes not to deliver to wiscman his part.

So that it seems yo'' Ijo'^I is accomptablc to wisemans assignes for it, tV: therefore I desire to have some order frt)m yof LoP in it, because the next winter if it be not satisfied, m!' Greene will putt his com])laint into the Court & without doubt will recover it; tt I would rather have it satisfied without (oni])ul- 196

sion. tlor the ;u'(|nittances, the Govern'" saith lie did take

acijiiittaiices from wintoiir and (ierard and others that had

their shares delivered them, and he sent them ])y the Dove,

Avhere they misearried.

ifor m" Enre's stoek J have reeeived the whole aeeompt

from the Governf whereby there is charged vpon yo!" Lo'^

2.3(j()! of tobacco; and vpon himselfe 2()36! w"^ I have received of him vpon accompt; w''^ is in the whole, 5000 weight of tobacco, within 4! the Accompt it selfe as I remember I have already sent to yo'' Lo? by my last dispatche. now for the dis})osall of this 5000 w* I am yet vncertaine what to doe w'.'' it. Kine is a very slow profitt & when yo*"

Lo^P' stock of cattell is come vj)on the place, wilbe somewhat

hazardous, in regard the place wilbe over stockt ; except they be committed to some body in a plantation far from the towne, who will have care of providing them w"' winter fod-

der ; & I doe not yet know any conple (for the dairy will require a Avoman) to whom to committ such a charge, ffor the present I doe resolve the speediest way of employing it to the greatest ])rotitt, ^vilbe by a stock of swine, w''!' may be kept some 6. mile hence at the head of S' Georges river where all the cheife marshes bee in w"*" the swine delight ; & here I intend to settle a ])lantation of mine owne this spring, who shall plant corne for the swine, and shall build sties and necessary penns for them, & shall lead them out to their places of feeding; & m? Eures stock shall buy the swine, & I will keepe them for one halfe of the increase at the vsuall rate of these countries is, And if this proiect succeed, it will yeeld a very c-onsiderable revenew to her after the first yeare. To this purpose, I doe now send one of my men w'.'' the Governf to virginea to lay out for 30. or 40. breeding sowes if they may be had ; & assoone as I hear from liim againe, 1 will in hand 197

Av"' my ])lantati(>n, cV: tlic buil(lin

If" this (k'sio-iu' mec'te with any difficulties I will send up m" Euro her tobaccos into Entiland, to returnc commodities

hether againe for them, if she please to employ it hetlicr againe, for except this of the swine, I doe not know of any way to turne it to better profitt, then to drive a trade of com-

modities witli it, w".^ maketh ycarely returne, to good profitt, without much hazard.

The tobacco w".*" is due to this stock from yo'' Lo'^ I shall

now pay out of m! Hawlies debt without lessning yo"' stock of cattell w'^'' 1 have yet beene carefull to preserve, fibr the kine sent to the Govern!' by S!" John Harvy, I have not taken any accompt of them, because no charge, fllbr those sent from

Palmers Hand, they are yet whole but one steere, w"*" the

Govern!" desired to have for his provisions to Kent ; c^^ the accompt of that & of whatsoever els I have received of yo'' Lo'!£', I intend to send by the Captaine. ffbr the accompts

betweene yo" Lo"! and the Govern!" he will (he saith) satisfie yo! Ijo? by this dispatch ; as likewise he will send an acknowledgm' for the 100! for him last, w"'' he saith yo"

Lo'' never writt to him of afore now. ffbr the I^awes I have

litle yet to say to them, (more then what I have said in my

diarie) till the Assembly be over ; w°.'' is appointed to begin on

12'?' ffebr. next, m! Smith hath sent me over a venture

of lOOl but the greatest part of it in liquors, w*".'' I had rather

had beene in any thing els, and if S5 John Simonds adventure

be in li(}uors, I desire it not, because it will vndoe tlie colony.

But in other commodities (such as I have sent to m! Smith

for) I wilbe willing and shalbe able (I hope) to returne to the

Adventuro" twenty vj)on the hundred profitt ; but more J will

not vndertake for. The trade of beaver is wh(Jly now in tlie

Govern" and the Captaines hands, without any rival 1 ; and 198

tlu'V :ii'c iitiiu'd pai'tncrs in the driviiiii- of it. Tlic deere yo"'

L(»'.' writes for, I am ahlo to doc iiothiiiii- in it as yet ; & to

promise more tlien I know liow to })fornie, wilbe litle satisfac-

tion to yo'" Lo'.' T will lay out this next sprintj for as many

fiiwnes as I can, tt if I gctt any, I will bestow the breeding of

tlieni ag' shipping goes away the next yeare. The (Jovernors

pinnace is now gone to Kent to be i)utt vp(»n the stocks, and

by that time she is trimmed the Govern'" intends to be back

againe, and to bring away in her the cattell ; as fast as he can.

And when they come hether I intend to ])utt them on the

other side where Ca])t. ffleete planted for this side wilbe over-

stockt with them ; & starve them all in the winter, ifor the Cedar desired, I knoAV ncme here worth sending, as I told

yol" Lo]). by my last, ifor the birds, I haue no cage to putt

thcni in when they l)e taken, nor none about me dextrous in

the taking of them, nor feeding of them, & I have my selfe

so litle leisure to look after such things, that I can promise

litle concerning them, and for the arrowes the Govern!" will

take care, who hath all the commerce w"' them, tt f<>r my part

I scarce see an Indian or an ai'row in halfe a yeare neither

when I doe see them have I language enoughe to aske

an arrow of them, ffor the clerk w''*' I wrote for, I am now })r()vided w"' one whom I intend to bring vp vnder me, & in-

struct him in the art of surveying. Ifor the merchants pipe-

staves, wind-mill etc I have given yo'" LoP some accompt in

my diarie. the wind-mill & housing t^- garden will fall to the

(iovern!" by a comjwsition wl'' I made with him afore his going to Kent, that he should defray all the charges of the ex-

pedition, iV: Ibr his hazard <\: charge should have all the per-

(piisites of the warre, excej)t the cattell onely ; and the pipe- staves, w".'' he was to have at 40f a thousand : and I thinke what he hath, he well deserved ; considering the great hazards and 1<)<)

vncertainties vpon w''' he ventured at that time ; & the great

charge w"}' he was att. The pipe-staves the Govern' intends

to deale w'.'' ni!' Staggc now at his conn'ng to virginea, to take them oif & to Give me bills of exchange for 40f p thousand

what he getts for them above, wilbe to his owne jirofitt.

ffor answere to the second iFe.

Your Lo'!!!^ stock of cattcll willbe so sufficient here by that

time they arc all l)r(»ught froin Kent that I tiiinke it wilbe a

necdlcsse charge to lav out monev for more in virginea.

I tiiink these wilbe as many as can bee well looked to and

provided for in the winter as yett, ffijr swine we need not

much care thoughe virginea be shutt vp to vs hereafter, for o''

owne colony or Kent will provide yo" ho^l of enow to begin a

stock withall at any time ; & when I have resolved whom to

employ on Captaine ffleets side for the looking to yonr dairy,

I shall then take some course for the stocking (^f that ferme

with such swine too, as shalbe fitting to begin with all. And for poultry I can at this present out of my owne stock furnish

yo"" Lo^ w'?" 50 or (30. breeding henns at any time, tfor

negros I heare of none come in this yeare. I have desired the

Govern'' to be very earnest ^\'?' m?' Kempe to spare yo'' JjoK^

out of his flock halfe a hundred ewes this yeare; & if it may

be obteincd from him, I will pay him ont of m!" HaAvlies

money, and n(>xt to sheepe, I thinke mony wilbe best

bestowed on a stock of goates. I spake w"' M' ( 'oply about

m!' dorrells goods, & he saith that ml more hath written

nothiuti' to them concerning the allowing of m!' tforsters debt, and it is fitt if he desire to recover it that he send a Ire of

Attorney to sue it for him, or procure a liv from m!' uiorc that thev- should ]>ay it. there is no will of ui!' Dorrells yet proved, nor admraon taken out; nor Inventary made of the goods ; some of them are yet remaining in my hands w""" I :

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\\ill)o a<'('(nni)tal>U' tor, when any one shewes a lawfnll interest

to demand tlieni bv, w'^f' yet I know of none, ii'or tlie order

w''.'' vour Lo'.' saith is taken that they of the liill shall have sonic t('ni])orall person, tte it were indeed a very irood eourse

for tlie avoidinir of present difficulties; bnt m^ Ponlton

(whom 1 actjuainted w'J' it) doth not know of any snch order

taken as yet. The Vngula Alcis w'^.'' yo'' Ijo!' writes for, can-

not he had till the snnnner and then the Govern'' saith when he goeth to the Sesquisanongs he will endeavour to proeure some, tfor the tenths I gave yo"" Lo^.p of a generall Accom])t

of tliat matter in my last ; l)y w'.'' yo' LoP will tind that

I have gathred no tenths of any of the rest, cV: they will thinke themselves very hardly dealt withall to have it exacted

of them onely ; and besides I am very confident that their gaines of the trade the last yeare will not allow any paym' out

of it ; neither vpon the whole trade w*".'' they have entred in my booke will the tenth amount to any considerable matter; so that w'?" your LoPE' leave I intend to forbeare the exacting of it, till further order from yo!" IjoF especially so long as they comply (as they (h)e begin) w**" yo!' Lo^.^ service here. fPor the housing w"^ yo! Lo!' directs to be sett vpp, I intend to sett it in

hand with all speed, on Captaine ffleets side ; w"^ yo!" LoP shall doe well to deale w'? the Ca])taine at his coming into England to exchange it w'.*" yo!" Lo!' for m!' Hawlies house etc if your

LoP can compound w'? m!^ Hawlies heire for the escheate. if you can hinder the Captaine from obteining that house by any

other meanes then yo!' LoP^ grant, he will exchange C'a])t

ffieets mannor, and all the mannors in the country rather then

let S' Peters goe (so they call m'' Hawlies house) to w*^'' he is

so nmch affected for the Saints sake that once inhabited it. I

have remembered the Govern"' to give yo"" Lo!" some informa-

tion in his next touching the country bcvond the falls of 201

Patowmeck ; and he hath promised to doe it, and liath putt it vpon his memorandmus.

fFor the bounds betweene vs & virginea the Govern!^ hath already laboured it in virginea, & he hath promised to give y'

LoP an aecompt of it by the next likewise.

tlbr answere to the third ; the Govern" hath vndcrtaken to

y"" give Lo? satisfaetion by sending vp the Mliole aecompt : by

w".*" (as I gatlier) nothing wilbe coming for m!' medcalfe to

dispose of to m?' Copley.

Litle els I can think of at tliis time, my humble service to

my Lady, m" Eure, m!" Peaselie, and m? Peaselie ; my prayers

to Almighty God for his blessing on our yong Prince and

m""^ Anne ; & he multiplie so much happines on your Ijo'Z^

head as is wished by

Yof Lo"!^ most obliged servant John Lewger S* maries this 5*'' January 1638.

No. 11.

FATHER ANDREW WHITE TO LORD BALTIMORE.

[Superscription.] 20. February 1(J38.

Mr Andrew alias Tho : White to the

Lo : Baltemore from Mnrvhiud.

K. Ilon'^!^ Sir Hauing ended in a former my tedious apologie for my rep-

utation, I reflected th' I had troubled y"" LP and my selfe to

much and yett had filled the measure of yf IJ"^ expectation nor of my liege duety in signitieng such occurrences and mysteries 26 202

of the roale jiiiblique w"** some solitarie liowers in studie of y''

L^I' ha])]>inos liaue recounted vnto nice. As concerning our present estate eueiy day bettering itt selfe by encrease of

Planters and plantations and large cropps this yeare of Corne

and Tobacco the seruants time now expiring : I am well as-

sured til' is the subiects of many better ])ens : therefore I -will spare snpfluous repetition. This yeare indeed hath [)rooued sick and epidemicall and hath taken away 16 of our C'ohjny rather by disorder of eating flesh and drinking hott waters and wine by aduice of our C'hirurgiau rather by any great malice of their feuers for they who kept our diett and absteinence generally recouered. Really my I^ord I take the cause of the sickness to bee the ouergoodnesse of land w"^ maketh the viands to substantiall that if duely regulation be not vsed tlie tyme of summer mIicu the heate of stomakes is comonly >veakcst eyther tliey lye vndisgested and to breed agues or are thoroughly disgested and so breed great ([uantities of blood and vitall spiritts w"^'' taking fyer eyther from the heat of the season our buildings beeing farre unfltt for such a climate or from some violent exercise begett feuers troublesome enough where wee want physick, yet not dangerous at all il" |K'opl(' wilbec ruled in their diett, w'*' is hard for the uulgar vnles wee had an hospitall heere to care them and keei)e them to rule perforce w"'' some worthy persons of this

])la('e doe thinU upon. I had my share thereof beeing twice gincn oner; but yett lett heere for a while to amend and to seiMic y'' Ij' and this Colony better then bcfoi-c. The reli(|ues thereof 1 carry still about mee not in weakeness of body w"'' \

neuei- had less ; butt in a decay of my hearing when people

speaUc low and I feare in tyme I may loose alltogether : yett as itt is now itt is a hindrance as well in an oltice F hane as y"" L'.' knowes asallso in lerning the Indian language \\"^' hath many darUe guttnralls, and drowneth often the last syllable or 203

letteth it so softely fall as itt is cucn by a good eare harde to bee vnderstood. I am tould of one in London who is excellent for such cures : and therefore I write to our Great man

there for leaue to returne for one yeare for helpe : who knowes whether itt may pruouc to wayte upon y"" L'.' hither the yeare following, ifor w"^ cause I shall huml)ly entreat y' L? to ol)- teyne of the said party one couple more to come w'!' tlie next

Shipjis to Mf Englebey who liueth in Suffolk and Mf Benett in Dorcettshyer who both doe infinitely desyre to serue God and y"" IjP uppon tiiis i)lacc and haue signified their desyres to raee by letter. Their coming will relieue mee from the duety

I stand heere ; for one yeare : and att my returne I trust to bring more with mee, who will not come alone. This wilbee to uery good purpose, as well humbly to represent sundry

y"" w".^ things vnto 1^^ I dare not committ to letters an".'* are no

better then blabs : as allso to assist a solitude w"*" since my

Cosen Coplays departure thence I coneeaue the affaires of our

Colonye are in ; and haue not many who take them actingly to hartc and euen freynds heare our successes as men doe

musick for their owne curiosity : not for our good. And in- deede my Lord neyther could my Cosen or any body else tyed to other employments and fixed in the firmament of one place sufficiently doe the busines wee desyre for itt requires a mIioIc

man and more ; who will take itt to harte making iourney to and fro througiiout Engl'} to bring in aduenturers and ])utt a

new heate and Spiritt of action therein : for I haue marked that halfe endeauours and want of energye begett delay and delay workes often dishonour and disjxiycr, I wisli I might haue ]\P Altani with mee thither for one who is a true zelante of the good of this place, uery actiue, and stirring and hath many noble freyndes and allies who haue sent liiin since our coming large signes of their Lone: who wilbee able to giue •204:

his (lisciilpa to y"" LV and cleoiv Ins iniiocency, I hope and returne to hclpe the Coloiive aiiaine.

Now my Loi-d ill the interim heerc is Captayne George

KiK'lin who wisheth much happines to yf L? ami the ])hiee. Hee sheweth us a draught of our Prouiuce deuided into

Countres, Baronies, Lordsiiips, etts. Hee speaketh of Citties

and townes ; of iudicatures, iudges, armes, Captaynies, etts. w"^ hee tells us y!" T/ much approoued, and thereon certayne

Gentlemen ioyned to come to us w*** 500 men : butt entring treaty about the trade of beuer they broake of againe. I see this frame doth not much displease butt itt is thought rather too timely then vnfitt for neyther haue the Indians deserted the land and left itt to our diuision nor our paucity of men as yett tor itt. The greatness of the lordshippes not vnder 5000 akers and reaching to 9000 is thought by eury body too much, and would bee better from 2000 to 4000 for so, as wee stand att the present wee shall sett closer and make more roome for

ne^v aduenturers ; and haue more markett townes and some uery soone. There was allso proposed a consideration of y! L'!' infinite charge about this prouince both abroad and att hoame and meanes treated ho^\' some profitts might bee raysed for tlie mayntenance of yf L'l' person after that decent maimer as princes are by right of nations mainteyned in spknidor according to tlicir place. Truely my Lord the ])roposition was well liUcd and 1 heard no body so forward in itt as Captayne

Cornewallycs. ( )nly hee desyrcd th' for satisfaction of all and for tlie legality of the \vay tli' itt might bee treated in parla- ment and the pouerty and ])aucity of the Planters foi' the present bee ducly allso considered, and yet some what pre-

sentely acted therein : and many waves wilbee found out. I doui)t not, where loyall lone seeketh the way, yf LV is much beloued, and honoured of all. And so to remaine I humblv 205

yr L'.' not easily to lend both cai'es to iiny information tor emulation wilbee, and this will ouersay. I could Avish y!" IJ'. a graue vnptiall freynd to write you the truth. Vis scire cuius

rei inopia laborant magna fastigia : qued omnia possidcntibus desit. Qui verum dicat. 80 sencca and an other found none

to tell Alexander truth, but his horse ; who once casting him made him know hee was not Juppiters sonne when his flatterers chaunted itt to him. Why T say thus : yf L? shall vnderstand if wee euer nieete. In the interim bee itt a riddle : and I returne to the i)oynt againe. Concerning therefore y!" L'" profitts I beleeue ueryly one in twenty of all menage and trade, for 7 veares will easily bee graunted by our present pouerty

and })aucity : and when our number groweth greater and

richer ; then I tliinke th* w"'' Capt. Euelin proposeth to witt.

1. in 100 for euer little enough and too little too. If all weare of my mind I should say to y!" LV as yf L^.' father of glorious memorie said to mee in a Ir' from newfound Land th* I would deuide euen euery and the uery last bitt w''' yf L?

Therefore my Lord to act in the discipline of affayer. the mayster-])oynt is to know where to begin. And truely w"' dew reuerence to y'' better and grauer iudgf wee must vse all meanes to full people the country for so small matters from many will grow paramount in the whole. Men must bee brought by the acting diligence of such persons in England

to y!" LP who as eyewittnesses can ; and, as faythfull seruants and this Colony for Gods glory, Nvill, employ themselues wholy about itt visiting all the sliyrcs of the I^and and worke solli- citously by themselues, their freynds, and thcii- allies : w"' such

a spirit of fcriiour and payncs : as if God recpiired no other thing in this world att their hands but this. To w"'' if itt bee

added : thf euery planter for euery 2000 lb. of Tob. they gather and cure shall putt one man upon the place to serue 206

tliciii and for euerv oOOO shall putt two men : weo shall soone urow ii])]H'. I suppose all would bee glad to bee so bound for ecrtayiie yearcs. To this I shall humbly represent this ealcu- latiou to y' Lr for eertayne and indubitable out of our eonimon

experienee : th' ifyl' Lr layinjLj; out .'iOU?' for transporting of 45 men att <)"" the man, will adde butt one hundred more for the

Hrst yeares prouision and ]iutt them vnder a earefull ouerseer you may binde him to giue you 1000"' of Tob. viritim, and 7 barrells of Corne entersett w"' pease beanes and mazump w"* obligation allso to breed you 200 head of poultry and tur- keys w°'' (exeepting this last) was my aggreement w"' my ouerseer this last yeare and God bee thanked hee pformed itt well and w*** ease. I gaue him for his paynes one mans worke of the gang and liis owue and all surplusage aboue 1000 a head

and about 7 \y!l item a head : and I thinke hee gained nigh

100 ft) sterl. by the bargaine and itt so pleased my Cosen Copley, as hee eontineweth the same one yeare more. Now my L^ by this meanes you will receaue the first yeare 45000 lb b(>si(les Corne, to vittuall y'' men for the yeare following att o bi-ls the head, and to buy eloathes for them w"' the other

4 brls. w"'' 45000 tb. in Tob. is more then a thousand ft) sterl. w''' beeing turned to buy more men for the 2*! yeare will putt you att (3l transptation 177 men w"? ioyned w'*" the former make 222 men whose worke the 2"! yeare pdueeth you

222000 11) Tob. id est, 5550 ft) sterl. w'^^ some employed for men att the end of the 2!^ yeare for the third yeares planting makes together w**" the former 114:3 men w'^'' yeld you the same third yeares end 1148000 fti of Tob. w'^'' will bee able to buy and freight many a shippe. To make this solid itt wilbee neees.sary to haue eaeh head the 2 and A yeare to plante 10 i)arrells of wheate, th' is, three akers a man as some vse heere : th' y!" Li' may bee att no eharge for diett or ap])arell and after 207

tliev liaiie ended their these men beeing sett on C-opies niuv for euer by their ehief'erent maynteyne y" I^"^!^ honse and vses \yith come etts. Secondly as in ffiance Spaine and Italic, the

Soueraigues doe ap]M'()])riate the sayle of certaync things for

y!" thcmselnes : So I conccaiie Lr may for a tymc monopolize certayne trades as bringing in a brikeman to serne you for

yeares and oblieging all to take so many bricks of him as will

sett up]) so many foote of building more or less according to

the degree of person : in contemplation that such houses are

cheaper upon the reckoning : necessary for health against heate

and coald in this country : and fitter for defense of mens Hues

against the infidels. And for this a conuenient j)rice may be

sett on the thousand ; no man pmitted to make bricks but

one ; ynless hee bee a seruant and makes for his maysters yse

alone. The like I say off Carpenters Hatters, Sawers, Coopers,

Smiths, etc. Thirdly, though for the present I should not

aduise to deale any more w"' hiring of Shipps ^y''^ is a business

of great entangle till three yeares of y'. forsaid j)lantation bee

ended th' you may bee able to haue tAyo or three faycr shipps

of ¥" owne bought by y' mens labours and seamen in them

hyred for yeares w"' boycs gi'owing upp for the sea vnder them

w"' one Pilot and his mate w"' any Mayster or Captayne but

y' substitute w'!' a steward of y^ w"* out any purser : Then my

Lord the sea will bring in pfitt butt otherwise I ncuer heard

any way sufficiently warrented to gett by shi])]) liyrc no not

though a hyring a sliippc 1 should Ictt itt to a mayster reser- uing transportation of some men and goods gratis w"' out any

charge of vittualing hir f »r if slice should cytlicr miscarry by

the maysters faultc w"'' I putt in liir : or the mayster not able

M])on nice. Only Sea- to pav oi- the like ; all would I'ccanibyc

I men themselyes are to deale in shipp hycr ; as think Saluo

y'' nieliori iudicio. I)Ut when y' L'.' hath ships of owne then 208

may y"^. Lordsh? 8end Tobaeehoes to such places wiiere they

ueiit lu'st and hrinir in all manner of comodityes sett uppe

maiiaziiics in this Colony att reasonable prices and yett make

thereby a uery great gayne : as the Duke offlorence doth out of

his Innes. ftburthly itt would be uery expedient to trie what

wine this land will veld : 1 haue a strong p'sumption that itt

will prone well for this auturaue I have drank wine made of

the wilde grapes not inferiour in its age to any wine of Spaigne.

Itt had much of muscadine grape but was a dark redd inclining

to browne. 1 haue not scene as yett any white grape excepting

the tbxgrape w"'' hath some stayne of white but of the red

grape I haue; scene much diuersity : some less some greater,

some stayne, some doe not, some are aromaticall ; some not.

Now if y". J/. \\'ould cause some to plante vine^'ards why may

not y' L'.' monopolize the wine for some yeares : to y"! L''.^ great

])fitt especially if all sortes of vines be gotten out of Spaine

and ttVance. True itt is you must haue patience for two or

three yeares before the veld wine but afterward itt is a Con-

stant c(mioditye and th* a uery great one too. ffifthly y" L^

may 2)lcase to choose some large Hand for a breede of Swine

vnder a carefull swineyard who may allso looke to a heard of goates and yong calfes from uiilkc all w"'' bought when they

bee uery little for no great matter will in few yeares grow upp

into great flocks w"'out any fartiier cost att all : Avhence you may draw for your Darys and y"" table abundantly. A sixth thing oilVcd ittselfe vnto nice nuich more beneficiall tlien all

this aforesayd : w""'' I will not connuitte to writing: but will

reserne itt to a meeting.

Now my uoble L'.' as concerning the trade of beauer ; what-

soeuer 1 ran say, after so wise and grauc ])crsonages who haue

fully considerd itt, will bee oi" little importance, yett if your

L'.' pleascth that I lay my opinion together with myselfe att 209

yl' L'.'" t(H't(' : and hunihly vnder correc'tion ivp'seiit in .scci-ctt to y' st'lf'c alone wliat I tliinke concerning the last cx)ncordate of fine years. Tf I vnderstand not ainiisse the sharers are to

})ay the tenth of their cloath and the tenth of theyre bcaner for fine yeares and then to hane no more right in trade. As concerning the former T feare itt will haue no other effect then to hinder both y'' L'.' and all the first aduentnrers from trading

att all y! L? by conenant ; the adnenturers, by impossibility of saning there owne, w'''' y'' L"^ will euidently see by this paper of cah'nlation in w"^ enery parte is our eomon experience. As

concerning the 2*! I heare men say : that if the right of truck bee taken from them first by this eouert and after ward b}' o])en meanes, they can haue no assurance for the lauds you giue them : Kcciiif/ hi the ilcclardfioii fiiifJ coixVifioiix of phiiifd- fidii hoih s/idfc ill trade diid flic hiiid riiniics in one diid f/ic sc/fc stiiiic tenor diid iroiild hee esteeiiicit so if itt ircarc hroiK/lit

to (iiiji licdriiKj. I rciiK'iiihcr irlicii i/'.' Ij! corrected the irriften

Copic ir'''' I iiKide, I (/a lie if. L''. on occasioti rjjpoii the i/rdiiiit of trade to rcficcfe irliefher Itt leedre not p'ft to /iiiiift the (/raiiiif for ted r me of life d lilt iiotir"'stdiidiii(/ this sii(/(/estioii if. L'' iroii/d hdiie itt (joe dl>sdliite ds the (/rdiint of land : and now my T^ord this beeing only the specially reward of the first Adnenturers, who exposed their lines and fortunes and banished themselnes from their fnwnds, allies, and C^ountry to serue yf 1/ in this

])lantation : doe not blame them my L'.' if they feele itt and stand for their supposed right on w'*' their maintenance doth much depend, vntill they shall vnderstand liow they can loose

that ; and may not heercafter hane their land taken from them too. the f()rme of granut for each beeing all one. And as for the concordate signed by so many who vnderstand little of

truck and trade, excepting relin(|uishers ; who care little how

itt wayeth : that seemeth to snp])ose a common stock w''' hath 27 210

ben none si nee tlie bad sueeesse of the tNvo former in w^'^euery

body Mas losers w"'' makes euery body protest against itt as an

engine and mystery to viidoe y' L^ and tliem from whence itt

followcth til' Iiowbeitt all Aduciitui'ers in P^ngl'.' subscribe yett

heerc bceing no guildc nor Ixtdy of traders, as they say,

to carrv their I'iglit by most iioiccs : though all butt one

should forgoc tliccir right yett may that one retayne his. ;

Trucly my L*? this doth much trouble the thoughts of our

Colony who takes this to bee a stepj) to take also their land

from them, in tyme vnles they defend this, (xood my L'! I

humbly beseech you for reuerence to God and y'' loue to this

xpian C^olony of his and y''.^ rather ask this right by way of

honour of tlicm for some yeares then })resse itt from against their will, w''^ can not bee w"' out losse of their lone at least though no farther incouucnlencc should follow. Itt is here rather not vnderstood then doubted how such a right bought by a deere aduenture of life and fortunes and giuen as the honorary and distinctiuc signe of the first noble vndertakers for y" L^:^ Prouince can by any man bee taken from them. Bee

the right as itt will : whereof I am no iudge, and may not

speake till y!' IJ' giues mee leaue and I am asked : I beleeue the I'oruicr way as itt was att first ^v"^ l)egctt more profitt for yf Ll' for the trade lyeth farre and wide out of our Colony

and much in new Albion then hccre : and casic itt will be for yr I/." subiccts to absent themselues from hoame to trade there

or att many places besides : from whence will follow that the trade wilbcc diucrtcd from us aud a markett sett upp in some neighbouring land: as Capt. iHeetcs and Roberts proiect was: and still is as I feare to a uery bad example and diminution of ours. Much better (with humble awe and reuerence bee itt spoken) would itt prooui' tor y!' L'' to hauc .') tactoridgcs in the

l)c-t places, th' is one man in each w'.'' sutHcient ti'uck : tiie one 211

at Palmers He for the trade of the Sasquesahanoes the other

att Nantakoke for all the Easterne foreland and the third at

Anaeostans for the Mattomecks : and att the end of May our boate may goe and fetch the beiier w'!* iiery small <'hargc, and thus much I signified to y!" L'.' by the doue and to leaue itt to y!" Lp.^ greater wisdome & consideration. And by this tyme I

y"" haue wearied L? I am sure : and am much ashamed at my tedious manner of expression. A pardon therefore is to bee

asked : yv"^ in honour I liope you will giue to this great Par- tiall and iiumble seruant of yf L'!^ who dayly })rayeth for yf Lp^ happines and the good of yf Prouince

Y' U.' euer all all

Tho. White 20. feb.

No. 12.

CECILIUS, LORD BALTIMORE, TO GOVERNOR LEONARD CALVERT.

[Indorseuieut.] 23"^ 2PJ> & of Xouemb : 1(342 Copie of the Lord Baltemore

Lre to Mr Leonard C'aluert.

Good Brother

By Mf Ingles Slii|)p w"'' is now in the Downes I sent a large dispatch to you as you will find by a note inclosed. I forgott in my former letters to giue you thankes w"'" 1 noM' doe, for yo'' kindness shewen to Jo : Langford, w'''', by his let-

ters to me, he sayes hath been very much : I take it very

kindly from you, and I i)ray continue it ; for he will dcscruc it I make no doubt from you, and I shall rc(|nitc it in due :

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: no; time to Vdii the like I must and do say concern i Mr Rob- ert l^uclin, who deserues to he well esteemed hy me; and I find hy Ids letters, that you receiue contentment in one another, of" w"'' I am very gladd. In my dispatch by M!' Intrles Shij)]) wherein one Mr Gilmett comes recomended

from me to you : I desired you to take care for his soiourning some where there to his contentment, w'"' I desire may be av*'' yo"" selfe for many reasons, but I fcjrgott to mention liis Boy that way ted vpon him w""'' must also soiourne w*.'' him for he cannot be decently w"' out such an attendance; wherefore

I j)ray take order for him they haue all necessaries of Bedding

tVre : jn-ouided and sent w"' them, and I writt then to you to take care also for the sojourning of Ml' Will Territt who comes herew'!' to you being a Companion of Mf Gilmetts both whom r recomend in thoBe Ires and do now againe very hart-

ily recomend them to yo!" care : for they are both He assure yo" men of high esteeme heere ; and worthy to be cherished and valued by you, in w*"" you shall extreamely mucli oblige me. Take care therefore also I pray to accomodate the said

]\[!' Territt w"' a convenient place to sojourne in there : and I shall, as I formerly wrote, ])ay the charge of it, when I know

yy"^ what it is if it can not be done otherwise ; I hop(> by your

endeavours it may, and 1 shall take it very kindly from you : howsoeuer y-hearted Gentleman, the

Master is called Kdward More and one of his Mates The

Tilson whom you know, as 1 wrote in some of my other Ires. l)Ut 1 am desired by this againe to recoiiiend this Shipp to yo"^ care for the getting all the freight you can for her there, :

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wluTchy INl!' Doiity may be ciicourajivd to advciitiirc tliitliei'

agaiiK' ill that way : for he is like to be niueh a looser Out-

ward bound : and for to gaine yo'' good will and f'nrtiieranee,

]M' Douty tells me that he meanes by this Shipp to send you a Teiree of" good saek. I })ray hasten the designe you wrote vnto nie of" this yeare, of bringing all the Indians of that province to surrender their interest and right to me, for

I vnderstood lately from a memlier of that Body politique, whom you call those of the Hill there that Mf AVhite had a great deale of Land giuen him at Paseattoway not long since by KittanuKjUund, before his death w''*' he told me by accident, not conceiuing that that place was w"'in my Province, or that I had any thing to doe w"' it, for so he sayd that he had been informed and I had some difficulty to satisfy him that it was w'.'^in my Province, By this you may daily jierceiue what wayes these men goe, and of what dangerous consequence their proceedings are to me. I pray do not forgett also to prosecute effectually the busines of the tribute from the

Indians and the discouery of the redd earth, and to send me the (|uaiitity I desired of it w*.'' speed. Me thinkes the

Indians who are christened, if their conversion be rcall, might be brought to assist in their labours, and contributions of

Beauer, peake &e. for the building of the New C'happell endeavour I pray what you can to effect this.

The CV)lonv of A^irginea hath this yeare by their petitions hither, desired seuerall things of the King, w".'' moue but slowly heere for their new Agent S' John Berkeley, is no very good Soliciter, and regards litle but his owne subsistence, in

w'"' he finds ini[)loyment enough for his thoughts ; his f"ortuiie being very necessitous. I bcleeue that I could stand them in some steed heere in their l)usiiies, if they would deserue it of

me : but it seemes I liaue been soe disobliged this yeare by ;

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tlu'in ; that I liaiic little reast)n to truuhlo luyselfe in their

behalf. I haiie desorued better of them, for they hud long

since I dare say lieen reduced vnder that Company (w**' it seenies by their late protestation they so much abhor to come

vnder, had it not been for me. You may tell M^ Kemp by letter from you, or otherwise, that if a Declaration may be obtained from tlie <;'ene rail Assembly in Virginea this next yeare, w"'' may import a settlement of friendship between me & that Colony and an allowance & approbation of my Pattent, and a

Disclaime from all petitions delinered here ag' me and my

Colony, in their names: and a condemnation of Cleybornes proceedings in the He of Kent and elscAvhere towards me, and that I and my Colony may haue free trade for, and leaue to transport anything ^ve buy in Virginea, without exception and that they will make a league oifensiue & defensiue w*'' me in such a way as you shall see cause: then I shall be willing to imploy my l)est endeauours in their affaires here, and I am confident 1 could find a way to effect those things they desire

aboue mentioned to their contentment : but vnless all those

things aforesaid concerning me be first done by them : I will not trouble myself w"" them. Soe expecting to heare from you concerning this business wherein T would not haue you negli- gent, 1 rest, Yo'! most affectionate loving Tjondon Brother

21 Xoii. l(>4-2.

My wife sent an Adventure by M! Robert Euelin the last yeare, to be j)iitt off in Virginea for her, at the best aduantage he could, of which he hath by his letters this yeare faithfully

])romised to send the next yeare to her, a good returne, and a iust account thereof. I haue giuen my Wife satisfaction for 215

the said aduenturc ; and I do bestow the one half'e of it vj)()n you, and the other half vpon tlie said M!' EueHn to make yo' best benefits of it, without any farther aeeount to nie or my

Avife for it; and I haue herein enclosed sent you a Note of the

ptieulars of that aduenture vnder Ml" Ro. P^uelins hand w'*' the

prices w"** they cost in Enf>;land ; w"]' I suppose Avilbe doubled there, to the end you may know how to demand yo"' lialfe from

Mr Euelin, and being satisfied therein, to deliuer him the said Note againe. I pray take order that in the next yeares account of my neate cattle there, those w''*' yo" haue of mine and also those w''*' are in Kent, together w'.*" the increase of l)oth those parts

of my stocke ; be truly inserted in the said account, for in

Mr Lewgers last yeares account, they were both omitted, and I pray send Mf Kemp word that I do not like his way of paym' of the 100* w'^'' by his own agreem* he acknowledgeth receiued from me, and for w"^ he was to deliuer me Sheep &c. whither I could haue liberty to transport them or no into

IMaryland of w''' there was no mention in the said agreem' as may appeare by the copy thereof w'^'' M!' Lewger hath, tliere- fore vrge him to deale fairer w"" me then so, by letting me haue so many sheej) as that money comes vnto, to be sold by yor direction for me in Virginea, and turned into Neat-cattle or els that Mf Kemp will pay me in Neat-cattle to be transported into Maryland, for I will not accept of the other payni' and I pray do you endeauour my satisfaction herein w'?" expedition, and giue me an account thereof.

I wonder wliy you gaue such kind entertainment as I understand you did to certaine Dutch, who came it sccnies to

S' Maries tiie last yeare being some of those who arc planted in Delaware bay w"' in my prouince. I understand tiiat diners 216

j)()()n' Planters are mucli proiiulic'd hv the Indians killinjj; tlu'ir liooovs, and that the Indians v])()n pretenee of their being made Christians are eonniued at, hy tlie gouerinu' there, in thi> iuiiiry done hy them to tlie i>hinters, to the vndoing of" diners of them, who vpon eoniphiint made, ean haue no remedy au'ainst the said Indians nor are pmitted to right themseliies.

I pi-ay if this he trne, do not faile to see it timely redressed.

I |)ray haue a sjM'eiall care of my ordnanee there & send me a pticull note of them the next yeare cV: an information in what condition they are. I did expeet by yo! lirs this yeare to haue had yo' o])inion eone'ning a |)position of setting vp an

Iron Work in those pts according to my desire to yo" last yeare, a copy of w"'' pposition I then sent yo" but yo" do vsually omitt to gine me satisfaction in diu''s things, w".'' I

write vnto you about, wherein you do not well : and 1 haue told you often of.

Good Brother

lust now I vnderstand that notw'.''standing my })r()hibition to the contrarii' another mendier of those of the Hill there, hath by a slight gott aboard M!' Ingle's shipp in the Downes to take his passage for Maryland w°^ for diners respects I haue reason to ressent as a high affront vnto niee wherein if yon doe not that right vnto mee as I re(piire from you in my Instruc- tions dat 20 Octobr last: I shall haue iust cause to thinke, that I haue |)utt my honor there in trust to ill hands who betray mec to all the infiimous contempts that may bee Laid v|>on mee. This (Jentleman the bearer hereof M'" Territt will accpiaint yon more pticulerly w"' my mind herein and w"' the opinion and sence w"'' diners pious and Learned men here haue to this odious and impudent iniurie olfred vnto mee, and w"' what is Lawfull and most neccssaric to bee done in it as 217 well for the vindieation of my honor as in time to j)''uent a growing mischeife vpon mee, vnto whomc wherefore I ])ray giue creditt. Mr Gilmett will 1 know conenrr in o])inion w"" him, for vpon diners eonsnlts had here (before hee went) hee was well satisfied what might and ought to bee done vpon such an occasion. In case the man aboue menconed who goes thither in contempt of my prohibition : should bee disposed off in some place out of my ])rovince before you can lay hold of

huu for they are so full of shiftes and deuises as I beleeue they may perhapps send him to Pattomack towue thinking by

that meanes to auoid yo'' power of sending him back into

those parts, and yett the affront to mee remaine and the dan-

ger of p'"iudiee also bee the same, for (whatsoeu' you may con- eeiue of them who haue no reason vpon my knowledge to

lone them verie much if you knew as nuich as I doe concern-

ing their speeches and actions here towards you) I am (vpon

very good reason) satisfied in my iudgm* that they doe dc-

signe my destruction and I haue too good cause to suspect,

that if they cannot make or maiuteine a partic by degrees

among the English, to bring their ends al)out they will

endeauour to doe it by the Indians w'^'^in a verie short time l)y

arming them &c. against all those that shall oppose them and of . all vnder pretence of God's bono" and the propagacon the

Christian faith, w''* shalbee the maske and vi/ard to liidc their

other designes w%ll. If all things that Clergic men should doc vpon these p'tences should bee accounted iust and to proceed from God, Laymen were the basest slaues and most wretched creatures vpon the earth. And if the greatest saint

vj)on earth should intrude hiuiselfe into my howsc against my

will and in despite of mee w"' intention to sane the soules of

all my family, but w"' all giue mee iust cause to suspect that hee likewise designes my temporall destruction, or that being 28 218

alivjulv in my howse doth tictuallio practii^e it, although av'** all heo doc ]M'rha])S manie spirituall goods, yet certeinlie I may and ought t<» ])'.serne mysclf'c by the ex])ulsion of such an enemy and by prouideing others to perfln'me the .spirituall good hee did, Avho shall not haue anie intention of miseheife towards mee, for the Law of nature teaeheth this, that it is lawfull for eurie man in his om nc lust defence, vim vi repellere those that wilbee impudent must bee as impudently dealt w"'all. In case I say that the j)arte aboue mencTmed should esc'a])e yo' hands by the meanes afore said (w''^ by all meanes p'uent if possibly you can) then I praie doe not faile to send

]\If C'ojiley away from thence by the next shipping to those

})arts ; vuless hee will bring the other new comes into yo' power to send back againe, and this I am satisfied here that I may for diners reasons cause to bee done, as the said Mr. Ter- ritt and ^V ({ilmett will more fullie satisfie you and I am resolucd to haue it done accordinglie. The princes of Italic who are now vpp in Amies against the Pope (although they bee Romane Catlioliques) doe not make anie scruple of Con- science by force of Amies to vindicate the Iniurie w"*" they

conceiue hee would haue done vnto the Duke of Parma ; bye wresting a braue Pallace, not farr from Rome called Capreroly w*'' a little Territory about it, from the said Duke for one of the Po]ies Nephewes : nor doe thc^y much esteeme his excom- munications or Bulls (botli the ])ope hath made vse off) in that busincs f'oi- tlicv lu'leeue them to l)ee vniustlv ffrouiidcd, and therefore of no validity: although they continue notw"'stand-

ing Romane Catlioliques, and these are : the Duke of fHorenee the state of Venice, the Duke of Parma and the duke of

ModciKi Ivcggio : who are ioiued in league and haue now an Armie of ab(jue 40000 men raised against the pope, and hee neer as many against them vpon the (piarrell aboue menconed, 219

insomuch us it is <>vnerallie conceiued here that Rome is sacked by this time, or els that the pope hath giuen full satisfaction to the aforesaid princes, for liee is thought too weake for them. In fine if you doe not w"* a constant resolution and faithfull affection to mee, executed ^vhat I haue here directed (whatsoeu"" inconyenience come off it) and according to

^yhat you shall ynderstand to bee my mind herein more per- ticulerlie by \yord of mouth from the said M' Territt you ^yill as I said betray mee to the greatest dishono"^ and p^'iudice that

euer one Brother did another : But you must bee verie carefull that Mr Territt receiue no p'iudice by his communicating my mind to you, or by his zealous affection and fidelity to mee in doeing his best endeauonrs w'^ you to see my desire herein accomplished. Nor I^ikewise M!' Gilmett w"*" I am confident yo'' owne iudgm' and discretion will incline you to preuent although I had not mcnconed it. I vnderstand that notw^'standing my prohibition the Last yeare you did passe Grants vnder my scale here to those of the Hill of S' Inegoes and other Lands at S' Maryes and also of

100 Acres of land at Pascatto\vay some of ^y'''' as I am informed you conceiued in iustice due vnto them and therefore thought yo' selfe obliged to grant them although it were contrarie to my directions w*'*' to mee scemes yerie strange, for certeinly I haue power to reuoke anie authoritie I haue giuen you here either in whole or in part, and if I had thought fitt to haue totally reuoked yo'' power of granting anie Lauds there at all in my name certeinly no man that is disinterested could thinke that you were bound neuertheless in conscience to vsurpe such an authoritie against my will, because iu .Iustice

diuers planters ought to haue grants from nice : for when I haue reuoked the power I gaue you for that purpose anie man els may as well as you yndertake to passe grants in my name, 220

ami liaiR' as inucli obligation also in Conscience to doe it, and how ridiculous that were for anie man to doe I leaue it to you to iudgc w hen I did iiiuc directions to you not to grant anie more Lands to those of the liill there, vpon anie j/tenee what- soeuei' I did so farr as concern'd tliem reuoke that power I forinerlie gaue you of granting of lands there, and it was a great hreadi of trust in you to doe the contrarie for I beleeue yon woidd take it vci'ie ill, and w"' good reason you might, if anie man wliome you should trust w'?" the keeping of yo" scale, should affix it to anie thing contrary to yo'' direction although you were bound perhapps in future to cause it to

bee done yo'' selfe ; if those psons had had anie iust cause of complaint by haueing grants refused them, it had been yo"" part onlie to haue referred them vnto me, who knew best my owne reasons why I gaue the aforesaid Directions, for you are but meerly instrumentall in those things to doe what

I direct, and not to comjjcl nice to doe what you thinke fitting: And t<»r ought you know some accident might haue hapned here that it was no iniustice in mee to refuse them grants of anie Land at all, and that by reason of some Act of this state it might haue endangered my life and fortune to haue permitted them to haue had anie grants at all, w"'' r doe not He assure you mention w"V)ut good ground, r shall earnestlie therefore desire you to bee more obscruant hereafter of my directions, and not expect that

I siiould satisfie yof iudgm' by ac(|uainting you still w"' my

reasons why T dircM't anie thing : for then my power there were no more then anie mans else, who may w'!' reasons perswade you to doe or forbeare any thing as A\-ell as I. And

I doe once more strictly r('((uirc you not to sulTcr anie grants of anie Lands for the future to pass my Scale iiere to anie

Mcml)er of the Hill there nor to anie otJKT ])erson in trust

Cor tlicm v})on anie p'tence or chiime whatsoeul' w'Vmt 221 espeeiall Warrant viider my liaiid and Seale to bee hereafter obteyned from meo for that jiurpose. So I rest Yol" most affectionate loueing Brother,

23*'' London Noneml) : 1(542.

I pray commend my kind respects to M" Tranghton and thanke her from mee for the letter shee sent mee this yeare in answeare of another w'^'' I liad sent vnto her the yeare before. The Maisters here of those of the Hill there did diners waies importnne mee to pmitt some of theirs to goe this yeare thither, insomuch as they haue God forgiuc them for it caused a bitter falling out between my sister Peasely and mee, and some discontentm* also betweene mee and her husband about it, because I would not by anie meanes giue way to the goeing of anie of the aforesaid psons.

No. 13.

CECILIUS, LORD BALTIMORE, DECLARATION TO THE LORDS.

[Superscription.] Cecil

The Lo : Baltemores

Declaration to the Lords.

To the Right Hono^'® the Lords Comissioners for forreigne Plantations. The humble Declaration of the Lord Baltemores proceedings in the procuring c^^ jiassing of" his Pattent of the Province of

Maryland adioyning to Virginea, and of seuerall vniust ;

-:>s>.'^. niolostations whicli some of the old dissolued Company of Vir- ijiiu'ii haue giiien liim both before & since, to his great preiudice.

The Ijor Baltcmores ffiither having disbursed neare 20000 lbs. l)(\-i(l('s the hazard of his own person in a Plantation in

Newfoundland, a countrey proving not habitable for the great colds in winter. And having therevpon transported himself his wife, goods and family to A^'irginea w"" intent to plant and reside there, where he had been an Adventurer did for that purpose leaue his family there ; and vpon his arriuall in England became an humble Sutor to his Ma*!" for that part of Yirginea w''' lycth between the River of Passa- magnus and the p'sent PlantacH)n of Virginea on James Riuer towards the South.

The 20'." of Feb. 1631. His JNla'-^ referred the consideracon thereof to the right bono''!' the Earles of Dorsett & Carlile,

the Lo : Viscount Wentworth and the Lo : Cottington, or any three of them : and their said LT having well weighed the said request did 23 of Feb. 1631 signifie his Ma'!!' pleasure to M' Attorney Generall that then w^as, for drawing a Bill conteyning such a (irant to him and his heires, W" was so done by M'' Attorney and his Ma*^ Signed the same.

The matter being thus farr proceeded, some of the old dissolued Company of Adventurers to Virginea, seeming discon- tented therewith pretending that some of them the next yeare after determined to settle people on the South Side of James

Piuer, for the planting of Sugars, it being the most Southerly and best jmrt of all Virginea and no other but that fitt for that ]>urpose, and that this (Jrant would much p'iudice them in this (hcii- (Icsioiic w'^'' the late Lo : Baltemore conceauiug: they did really intend, was unwilling to hinder so good a workc or to disgust them or anv other as farr as in reason was 223

fitt, thongli it Avcre to his oAvne pMudice, and therefore vpon his humble sute his Ma'? tooke the matter againe into eonsid- eracon and made a new reference to the Earles of Arinidell &

Carlile, the Lo : Viscount Wentworth and Lo : Cottington, who considered not only of the said pretences, but also of the late incroaelnnent of the dutch nation in tliose ])arts, who haue planted and fbrtifyed themselues northward between the old Colony of Yirginea, and the English Colonies ])lantcd in

New England. ^Vll w*^'' being by their said Lo'." represented to his Ma*:' they did (according to his Ma'^ direccons) by a Warrant vnder their hands dated in ]\farch following to M5 Attorney ScAvall that then was declare his Royall pleasure

to be that the said Lo : Baltemore shonld resign(> his former

Grant w"'' was only passed his signature, and haue an other

Grant of a tract of Land lying a great M'ay distant northward from the old Colony of Virginea. And accordingly a Bill

was prepared, ^hich jiasscd the Priuy Scale, and then before

it could passe the great Beale of England, the said IjO : Balte- more dyed.

After whose death, tlie now I^o : Baltemore became an hum-

ble Suto'' to his Ma'?' for the continuance of his said royall

favor and his Ma'^' gaue warrant dated 2L of Aprill next following to M"" Attorney Generall that then was to draw a new

Bill for the granting tlie said Lands to him «.V: his heires,

w"*" passed likewise the Priuy Scale. Then some of the said old dissolucd Company nioued his

Ma'^ for the stay of that (Jrant also, vpon pretence of prom-

ises by proclamacon and otherwise from his Ma'?' (since the

dissolucon of the old Pattent of Virginea) foi- the referring

the old Companyes right to all things formerly granted them

in that Pattent exce])ting the Gouernment and for the renew-

ing of their pattent to that purpose, within the 224

whcivui", the Ijo : Ualtcinuivs Countrcy was included : and his

Ma'* y\)ou their lii-eat importiniity ajj;aine referred tlie matter, as they desired, to the late Lo : Treasurer and the Earles of

Dorsett cV: Carlile, who heard both parties and all matters that are now in (piestion before yo"" r./o'.'.' were then at full heard & considered of, and pticulai'iy that of Capt. Clayborne's p'tences to the Island whereon he is lately })lanted, was much insisted vpon by Sr John Worstenholme. But it then appear- intr to their Lo^.* first that their old Pattent was legally dissohied, not only to the point of (xouernment as- they pretended, but to all other purposes whatsoeuer, and that conse-

(juentlv the ( 'ountrey formerly granted them was wlioly in the Kings hands to dispose of, and that those promises w''"' they pretended from his Ma'"^ by his said proclamation and otherwise were not to reserue to the company any incor-

])orate riglit, or to renew their C\»rporaeon (w"'' his Ma'^' is so farr from promising therein to doe, in any kind whatsoeuer, as for the reasons therein alleadged, he rather declares his in- teueon then to be directly contrary, but to confirme (mly euerv

|)ticuler mans |)ro])riety ct right to any Plantacon w''' any had* settled there, or assignem*:' of Land made vnto them during the time of the said C'ompanyes Pattent being in force, when any of them should desire it, as may appeare by th(> Proela-

raaeon ; and it being also at that tyme made appeai-e vnto their

Ijo"?' that although the tract of land then intended to the I^o :

Baltemore, were within the lymits of the old ( 'omj)anies

Pattent, yet that it did not infringe or trench vpon any such

plantacon or assignement as aforesaid ; excepting in one part of a i'eninsula contavned within the said (Irant, w'** part of the Peninsula was therefore afterwards excepted out of his

(Jrant: and that Capt: Cleyborne about tiie time of j)assing the said (irant w'^'' was many yeares after the dissolucon of the 225

said Companies pattent ; had without an v legal 1 autliority de- riued from his Ma'?' ; seated himself" in an Island Avhere now he is, within the Bay of Cheasepeack (w''*' is within the

]>''('in('ts of the Lo : Raltemores pattent) and abone 100 miles northward distant from James Kiner, the p''sent scitnacon of the old Colony of Virginea, of purpose to remoue himself fiirr from all gouernment, being euer obserued to be a man of a factious Spirit, as did appeare by many of his former actions ; their Lo?f therevpon againe made certificate vnder their hands to his Ma'7 dated 5 of June 1632. that they thought fitt that the said last Grant should passe to tiie now

Lo : Baltemore & his heires, excepting only a great part of the Peninsula aforesaid whereon some of the old Colony had long before planted themselues duriug the time of the old Com- panies pattent being in force, and accordingly a new Avarrant from his ^la'^ dated 7. of June following, was directed to Mr Attorney Gencrall that then was, to alter his Grant in that point, and to prepare a new Grant of all the rest w"' that

excepeon only ; wl'' passed the great Scale of England, it being not a fortith part of the Territory belonging to Virginea, as may appeare by the Cards & Mapps of those

Countreys, if yo?' Lo'l^ please to peruse them.

After all w"?" the veare following tlie Lo : Baltemore haviny; to his great charge made preparation of Shipps and provisions for the transportacon of people to begin a plantacon in the

said Conntrey so granted vnto him ; some of the old dissolued

Company, a litle before the going forth of the said Shipps, being transported with spleene, (as he conceiues he hath reason to doubt) and of purpose to molest him in liis proceedings, well knowing how p^iudiciall a litle delay would

bee vnto iiim at that time ; againe p^errcd a declaracc)n to yo' Lo"^' of the pr^tended inim*ies done vnto them by the said 29 :

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(inuit, fnrmorly so much debated

( \impany before yo"" Lol'f and all matters formerly considered of, concerning that busines, were then againe debated of at large, and pticulcrly that of Clcybornes pretences to the

Island wherein he is, was againe much insisted v])on, in their

dedaracon, as by the Copy of it, will ap])earc : and when they were out of hope of overthrowing the said Grant, then did they moue, that at least they might haue an indejiendent liberty of trade w"' the Indians within his precincts, w(!ll knowing the preiudice w"*" they should do him if they obtained that

liberty ; but it then appearing to yof Lo'!* as well the weaknes of their former p'"tences in other things, as likewise the iniustice & great inconveniency of this last motion of theirs.

ffirst, iu that it was the Lo : Baltemore's right by his pattent and the only p'sent benefitt, (though small and not likely to be j)ermanent,) that was probable to be made, towarde the defraying of part of the great charge of the Plantacon, and therefore neither in iustice nor equity fitt that any others who did not contribute to the planting of the (Vnmtrey should depriue him of it

Secondlv in that it was verv inconvenient cV: daupcrous for him and his plantacon to pmitt it, because thereby he should giue those who were not well asserted to his plantacon, and whom he had noe power to regulate a meanes to spoile the markett of that Trade, as likewise to pick ([uarrells, and doe iniuries to those Tudians who were Neighbo''-' to his plantacon, and who would be apt to revenge vi)on his Planters all such wi-ongs done them, when those who did them were gone, the

Indians making no dilierence between them being all of one

Nation ; Yof Lol' therevpon thought fitt by an Order at the 227

Starr chamber 3 of July 1633 to dismisse the businoH, and to

Icaue the Lo : Balteiiiore to the right of his Pattent.

All w°^ just and faire proceedings in the passing of \\ ".'' pattent ought to haue been sufficient (as is humbly conceiued) to debarr any man from any further imj)ortuuity in opposing his

Ma'.* gracious Act vnder the great Scale of England, so ad- visedly & considerately done, especially there having been really no such promises made by his Koyall Proclamacon aforesaid, as could any way either in hono'' or otherwise oblige

him to forbeare to make such a Grant vnto the Lo : Balte- more : — But only were and are suggested by them either meerely to p'^iudice and molest his good endeavo" for the en- largment of his Ma'^^ Empire in those parts ; or for some other ends besides planting ; ffor if their intentions in this their importunity to haue their Corporation renewed, were and are mccrcly to haue power thereby to plant, any of them

hath might and may yet, without pressing for any such thing, haue Land enough assigned them for that purpose, from his Ma" Gouerno"" and Councell in Yirginea, as many others, both old and new Plant" and Adventurers, from time to time,

since the dissolucon of the old Compau}- haue had, and dayly

haue, and vpon as good conditions as any perticular person of them cither had or could haue had, when they were in an more Land vnplanted and incorporated Body ; there being vndisposed of then them these many

yeares, and such land as is more Southerly and better then

that w''' is granted to the Lo : Baltemore, w"*" pticuler assigne-

m'' also, his Ma'-' no doubt, would after\vards be pleased to confirme vnto any of them as they should reasonably desire,

and as he was graciously pleased to promise, by his said Procla-

con, to those who had any plantacon seated nr any assignement of Land there, (hiring the time of the old Corporation. 228

But none of those, who liane so niucli troubled his Ma*f and

yo" Lo':* in this busines, liaue any Plantacon or people setled

in Virginea, neither hauc any of them begun any plantacon

for sugars on the South ])arts of A'irginea, as some of them

vpon the late Lo : Baltemore's first Grant of that part, abone

menet)ned (w"^ is now 3 yeares since) p^tended very earnestly

to doe, or done any thing els since, concerning the plantacon

of Virginea, but importuned his Ma'^ and yo'' Lo'!^ for the re- newing of their Corporacon, and raysed trouble both here and

there ag? the Lo : Baltemore and his Plantation. Now for as much as the said Grant was made vpon such

mature (lelil)eratiou vpon so many seuerall references, war-

rants and (Certificates (the Copies whereof are ready to be

p''sented vnto yo'' Lo*!^) And for asmuch as the said Lo : Baltemore hath therevpon disbursed by himself and his freinds aboue tenn thousand pounds for the setling of a Col- ony of his Ma*:' Subiects in the said Countrey, having sent two of his Brothers thither (one of whom he hath since lost vpon the place) and having seated already aboue two hundred people there. Hee humbly beseecheth yo"" Lo^' to the end he may be no further vniustly molested by any of the old dissolued Company of Virginea, but may peaceably & quietly enioy his INIa" gracious Grant vnto him, and the right, w".*" he (in confidence thereof) hath since so deerly bought by the expence of so great sumes of money, the loss of one of his Brothers and severall others of his freinds, and many other troubles w''*' he hath since vndergone, in the prosecution of it. That IjoP' yo' would be pleased v]>on these considerations ; To make a tinall Oi-der that the old dissolued Company of Vir- ginea shall l)c heard no more in their said vniust p''tences against his Pattent, because the often (juestiouing of his right, though it be vpon vniust grounds, doth nuich pMudice him in —

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his proceeding;^, Nor that any other order do passe from this

Hono^'" Boord ^v"^ may p''iudice his right or cause any suites

in Law between them, ffor that Mould much endanger the

Guerthrow of his Plantation which is now in a good forward-

nes to perfection, and consequently his and many of his

freinds vtter ruine, in respect that the greatest part of their fortunes are therevpon engaged.

No. 14.

GOVERNOR CHARLES CALVERT TO CECILIUS, LORD BALTIMORE.

[Indorsement.] 27 Aprill 1664 My son Charles to me

by Cap : INIiles Cooke.

[Superscription. For The Right Hon"« Seal. The Lord Baltemore Calvert Arms These p'"snt WITH A LABEL. p Capt. Cooke.

May it Please Your Lopj)

I shall now endcauour to giue yl" Lo^p an Accompt of \\ hat

I haue done as to yf Lo'!£.^ Coimands in the last & This yeares letters but I shall first humbly begg y!" Lo^P' [)ar(l

I haue nott done it sooner :

27"^ May 1662. Your Lo''' was pleas'd in that letter to comand me to ])rocure some Elke Calues two Males and two Femalls, I haue ysed all my cndeauours possible but can 230

procure none as yet, yf Lo'''' in that letter was jileas'd to write ahoiit the IManu'' of Calverton, to know what has beene

»ii-ante(l out of it, A Thousand Acres y' Lopp did ^raut to doctor Barber & 300 acres att an other time, & Mf Pyles has had a 1000 aci'cs more out of it vpon a letter wl** Mf Lewger writt long since as from y' Lio^^ w"'" is all I know^ of or can learne from any ; I haue acquainted the Masters of Vessells that \\ hat letters 1 send to y'' I-^o''^' they should carry for Lon- don & nott send them by the post as they were wont to doe & that y'^ Lo^P would beare them out in't, the 20 Barrells of

Corne w°^ Mr Sewall was to haue he has now payd him by discount ^\ "' the ChancelP, & the 20'" w*^'' my vncle had of y"^ Lopp jjj Maryland money he tells me is pay'd as may appeare by his neate Accompt of 1661. I haue according to yf Lo^^^

Grant to my Cosen Darnall of Jenkins Plantacon endeauourd to sell it for him, & hope by these ships to send him Bills of

Exchange for't ; M'" Sewall has Great Eltonhead as y^ L^I^p gaue me Ord"' in this letter.

24'? July 1662. According to y!' Lopps Coiiiands in this letter I passt the land afores'' to the Secretary, & lie has sur- rendered his \\arrant for 2000 acres w'^'' yf L"pp was please to

bestow on him :

26'? July 1()()2, I humbly returne y' Lopp many thanks for the 25 p pole av*"'' the Countrey gaue by Act of Assembly, I shall endeauour to make the best vse I can for your Lopps seruice : As to what your Lopp writes about the Hattons whoe would faiue haue a 1000 acres of the Land att Choptico pretending a promisse from your Lopp av''' as I find vpon record was but Conditionall, soe that I shall obey y' Lopps

Gomands cV: endeauours to satisfie them in some other place, when soever they shall desire it but as yett I heare nothing from them. The (Irant w"'' v"" L"'"' o:aue to Doctor Barl)er he 231

shewd nie vpoii w'''' 1 pass't & sino-'d him a pattent, afore y'

Lopps letter came to m}- hands, & Avlieroas y^ Lt"^^ d

M'hoe could say notliing to't as he told me, soc that I cannot find any thing wliercljy to recall what's pass't he shewing me yf I/P'' letter vpon w'*' I did it ct causd the words of y' L°pp' letter to be recorded w"'' concern'd his liuisinesse, Mf Lewgers Sonne has that Plantation of CVjles in lieu of 500 acres ^ych yT j^opp Yy^^^ giuen him, there were noe housing vpon't, soe that there was noe Tob. to be demanded vpon that accompt of

him; As to what yo'" Lopp : Avas pleasd to write about the moneys or Tobaccos due from M!' Sewall to M'" Lewger & Coecill I^angford I can onely say This that the fees of the

Secretarys place are much mor(» then formerly tV: conceiue it

M'ill not preiudice the Secretary to pay part if not the whole, but shall desire yf Lopps positiue Ordf therein for wliat's due in arreares, & for the future Coecill Langford being now gone from y!" L"pp the Secretar}' I think may very Avell pay My Lewgers share yearely.

y!' 15'? Sep : 1()<)1. I did according to Lopps Comandstake

Peeter (jures from the Chancellr but since that he's returnd to him againe but vpon better termes then afore,

24"' Sep. 1()()1 Your Lopp in This letter was pleas'd to write about Mf W" Eltonheads will, whoe by word t>f mouth gaue his land

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luul occasion att our last Prouinciall Court to examine that busiiu's ct I find the wittncsso that was to haue prou'd that will was not entred vpon record, w"'' will alter the thing much, cV: if Mf Eltonhead Avill make a letter of Attourney to some person here to sue for liis right, I shall endeavour that

Justice be done in't, hiit if he send a letter of Attourney he must gett it Attested according to Act of Assembly as y"^ L"^'' will see by the Acts sent home this yeare or otherwise it will

y*" not be of force here av"' vs ; I giue L"''' many Thanks for the Grafts sent by M"" AVhite last yeare but none of them came

y"" to good ; I hauc tt shall obsernc Lo^^" Comands in euery particular in these letters of 1662, These last of 1663 I shall now giue y^ 1^°'''' the Best Accompt I ame able in answer to euery thing therein.

23'."' July 1663. I shall according to y!^ Lo^p' Coinands take care for the future w^ioes Bills I take, & as to that of M"" Ix)yds about the 26"" he assur'd me in the Presence of the

Chancell'' that he had taken such effectuall Course w*** his correspondent in England that I press't him nott to draw any

Bills, but it shall make me more Carefull the next time

Smiths Bill w'^'' y'' L'^^ return'd protested came to my hands, but in regard Smith is gone for England whoe sign'd it, nothing can be done in't here but must leave it to y"^ L"^'' in

England where he is or will be some time or other his Father is one of that Company vpon whom he drew those Bills of

Exchange ct y'' fjopp will come to heare of the sonne vpon the Exchange, The 9 hh''.' of Tobacco av*"'' in 1662 I sent whome to y' L°pp by Capt Tully, 7 of w'^ I thought good & Aveighty, but as yf Lopp writes were nott, must be Capt

Tullys fault, for it was himselfe that assur'd me that 4 of the

7 w"** he brought from Ann Arundell were extraordinary good

Tob : & good weight 400 & vpwards all foure, for the other ;

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Three, I was w"' him \\heu they were l)r(jught ou board his Ship & I caus'd euery hdd to be ojiend & shew'd him the To- baccos w-^" he like't then very well, cV: wisht all the Tob: he had then on board were as good I saw them Meighed & euerv hogshead Avas v[)wards of 400 this I can Assure yf L"'''' to be truth soe that where the fault was vnlesse Cajit. Tully was

Careless or did not deale soe fairelv w"" vf L"'"'' as he oug-ht to haue done I can't Imagine, for I tooke all the care possible I could that y'' L"pp mought not pay freight for bad Tobaccos

The Bills of Exchange w".** your L"'''' receiued from Coll Smith charg'd by me I will take care shall be payd againe & thought to haue sent in this yeare. But doct!" Tilghman putts me of still alleadging his bad condition he is in, but say's he will not faile to contriue jiaym' next Cropp m".^ I shall returne

y"" to Ij"'''', But Tliis will make for the future take care for whome I doe such a courtesey for it was ])urely to pleasur the doet!" he being a stranger att that time in Virginia w'''' made me request the faucjur of Coll Smith to procure him Creditt for soe much in A'^irginia w"*" accordingly vpon my letter he did, & to satisfie him I was forct to draw a Bill for the moneys vpon y"" L^^^ the Docf taking noe care to satisfie the debt. As Concerning what y!' L"pp writes that the Comiss" w"^ I sent did not well to consent that the same time for the stinting to be alike in both places, to w''.'' it was answered to me that they could not accomodate it otherwise the Other party alleadging that that Avould not be soe greate a preiudice in regard Maryland A\as not much to the Northward of Vir- ginia, & as to the Calling our Assembly here first was a great oner sight in them, & they eould giue me noe good answer to't, oncly that it was much press't by the other ]>arty the result of our Assembly as to that l)usinesse I sent y"" If^^ in

Harwood & Copys in (Jroome ; 1 was n(»t long since att 30 234

Viro-inin to waite vjwn the Gouern'" st other huisnesse

w"' him I mon'd the setting forth the dinisioiiall line from

A\^ittkins point to tlie seabord syde to w'^ he seem'd very

wilhno;, & some time in .V])rill was then a|)])()inted for't,

iV: since tliat I received a letter from Searburgh Avherein

lie gaue me tt> vnd'stand that he had Order from the Goner''

Conneell c't Comittee of theire Assembly to Avrite to me that

v|)(in the 10"' of May next was tlie time appointed by 'm for

the doing that buisnesse to w""'" I answer'd I should nott fade

to send others to meet them on y"" Lo''p^ behalfe, av"'* I am now

preparing to doe & shall earefnlly obserne your L"p*'^ Coihands

& Instructions in that buisncss, & I hope I may be al)le to gine y!' Lop]i an Aecompt by some of the last shipps that depart from hence or Virginia of the accomodating that difference betAvext the Virginians & vs, In answer to what y"" L"'''' writes about the INIanu'" of Great Eltonhead, vpon inipiirv since into that buisnesse doe find that there is 5000 acres according to former suruey, & ho\\" M!" ScAvall came to find there was but 3000 I shall not venture to say att p'"sent, but it goes now for the full (piantity as afore & nothing is s"^ more concerning it l)y the Secretary ; I receiued a letter from the

Ijords of the Conneell but as y!" I/'''. Comanded me haue taken noe notice oft att all, but shall notw'?'standing be very diligent in obseruing theire Comands, cV: I humbly begg y' Lopps ])ard()n for my ()missi(m in not sending the last yeares bonds for 1()62 till this last shij)i)ing, but shall f()r the fnture amend that fault, L sent them by Groome c^^ du]>licats l>y Ilarwood or Tully I dont well reniembl" w"'' The Orig- inalls I kee})e here, those of 10(53 I now send by Gap' Cooke cV' Gopys likewise by Tilghman. My last yeares Aecompt I sent by (Jro(»me w'!' Jack Allen, bnt am afraid I shall not be able to send y'' r>o])p This of 1()()."5 nntill the next slii])])ing for 235

tlie sheriffs are sue long' iilure they retiiriie me theire Jjuoke.s that I haiie not time to make vp the Accompts the same shipping' to send y"^ I^-opp, w"'' I hope Avill excuse me, but I shall notw^'standiug endeauour what iu me lyes to hasten them, In answer to what y'' Lopp was plcasd to Avrite about the 68

hhds of Tob : w'"' 1 sent last ycare in Fon for my not sending the weights of euery hdd was not soe mu(;h my fault for the

Sheriffs came not dowue time enough ^v^'' theire notes of ])ar- ticular & the ship was gone afore I had them w°'' was the cause I sent them not, otherwise I sliould nott haue C'omitted such

an ouersight as that was : The Gouer"" of Xew Amstell is returned to Delaware but I vnd'stand as yett nothing from him, neither {k)e wee hcare any thing more of the frigatts that ^vere design'd for the Manados, if at any time there be occaticon for our assistance to Call the Dutch to an Accompt for the Land they enioy there wee shall be ready & endeauour to putt in for y!' Lopps. Right 'w'''' att p'sent wee conceiue better to lett alone vnlesse yl" Lop[) can informe vs w"*" ^vay wee can safely do't, & wee shall be still read}- to Obey Comands. I spoak to the Chancellf touching y" Accompts w"** he sent to y"^ Lopp to w'''' he answered that he had sent yl" Lopp his answer to such Obieetions as were made & gaue me a Copy oft av"** I shall peruse & giue y"" Lopp my sence thereof but they are soe tedious that att p^'sent I am not able to spend soe much time to examine them neither is he at leasure my sicknesse whilst I was in Virginia & the time it Continued on me after my returne into these parts has hindred me extrcamly & putt me back in all my buisnesse, but I will examine all those accompts A: returne y"" Lopj) iiis answer to me as to euery par-

ticular : I payM him his Thirds last yeare as yl" Ivop|) will find by tiie Accompt currant w*'"' I sent in Groome ; 1 bnmght him debtor 70 odds lbs for Arreares of Rents w"'' 1 found bv 236

the l)i)()ks rctunul me in l()(j2 w'''' liis scuerall (lepiitvs had re- eoiued & had criven noe Crech'lt ever v])on the Bookes formerly of" his \v''' siimc I charg'd liim \v"' c^' he to gett it of his depntys w°'' I suj)j)()se lie has ere this.

24'!' July 1()0.'>. I receiiied y'" I^opps as p ]Margent by

M!" Allen t^' aeeording to y' Lopps Comands therein haue sliewnc him all tiic hindnesse possibly I eonld, he's a very good Condicond yonng man, cV: In time may done well as to the vnd''standing our Comodity tt manner of dealing in these

})arts of the world, w"'' att This time I confesse can gine little encouragem' to any, I reeeiu'd the Mault & flower from

Groome & humbly & returne y!" Ijopp many Thanks for them t^' f )r the news books w"** are a great divertisment to vs here,

1 haue acquainted my Couzen AV" Cahiert about that buisnesse betwixt him & my vncle, & shall endeauour what I can for the best.

26"' July 1663. This I reeeiu'd by the hands of df Hum- berstone & in Obedience to y!" Lo^^^ Coinands reeeiu'd him into my house whilst he stay'd here, but I cannot find him to be the person capable of performing those things y'" Lopp was in- formal of him he's an Indiifrent good Chirurgeon &^ as in- dift'rent in his religion, he past here for an Athest, & I think him little better, some call'd him the Heathen doctor ct I presume none could call him a miss, but I was Civill to him in regard it was y"" Lopps [)leasui'e & Comands to me. I shall speake to Augustine as yf Lopp formerly writt about a particular Mapp for S' Johns & West St :\Larys, Mr White has done some thing as to the House & Orchard of JS' Johns w'^'' I presume he'll send y!' Loj)p this shi])ping.

;Vl August 1663. I reeeiu'd this letter iSc a letter from yf Lopp for Ooir Fontcle Roy «Sz a warrant for him, both w"'' r carried w"* me to Virginia, but afore I could gett it sent :

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to liim he was dead, soe that I haiie tlie warrant c\: shall kccpe it vntill yl' Lopp shall further direct in't, I returne yr L()p[) many thanks for tiie moneys payd to M!" Fitzherbert in Enoland w''*' I ohargd vpon yf I^opp.

14'.'' .Vugust 1()03. In answer to wliat yl' Lopp was pleas'd to write in this letter I shall now cndcanour to satisfie as to euery ])artieular the best I can ; In that letter I reeeiued seuerall papers from y"" Lopp (S: a note of the prizes of such things sent in Capt Tnlly. The Things theraselfes I reeeiued & a Man seruant, the other that was to haue come being putt a shoare att Plimouth, I had alsoe by that vessell

Copys of y'' Lopps Comission & Instructions to Capt Swanley

Gone'" of Xewfounland, all w""" I shall peruse & returne an

answer as soone as I can for y' Lopps satisfaction ; The busness Av"'' the slones Complain's & writt about is by me accom- odated betwext them ct the Chancellf he paying the Arrears of Rent due from them, & he to haue what was in his hands of shares, by w''*' meanes he came to gett 10 or 12"" by the l)ar- gaine & gave discharges to each other afore me, & soe that

that diiferenee w'as ended ; the arreares of Rent comes to 38 odd ])()unds w"'' I am to charge to the Chancell'.'' acc(>m})t this yeare, towards paym* of his Thirds as Sallary from yf Lopp

The Proclamacon w".** yf Lojip A\as pleasd to mention was issued forth by me & the Rest of the Councell concerning the

taking of Hydes for Rent, nothing as yett is done in't, in regard Mr Jackson could not give that security to me w"'' in

Reason I ought to haue demanded of him for the securing

y' Ijopp of yl" Rents & besides one reason w""* made me doe

nothing in't was because the Councell had nothing to doe w"' things of that nature w'"' afterwards I reflected

signified nothing ; Though many times when I have s])oken 238

by the by to the Cliaiicell'" uf the difficulty J had iu getting the Rents cleare euerv yeare, he has often press't me to aduise w"' the Conneell w''' it, but I haue imide liini still this answer that 1 eouceiu'd it not a buisnesse properly belonging to thi-ni, but that I should vse what means w"" his aduise I thought best, w''^ since I haue vnd"'stood he has informd the

( oiuicell as he has of many other things w*"'' iu priuate I have discours't av* him : I haue endeavour'd to assist M'' Jackson

"wiiat I can in letting him a spott

& that I did nott answer the letters of that yeare was because

Spenser Mas gone sooner then 1 heard he was to goe, but I sent by the way of Ne^v England but cannot vrid'stand that y""

J A)])]) rcceiv(Hl the letters. The Things that yf Lopp sent this yeare 1 shall now giue an accompt to euerv particular as I receiud them ; The Warrant w*'' y!" Lopp mentions

]\Ir Lewger has for me as Rcceiuer came to me, e^^ I haue giuen Capt Tully lO"" to pay him it being for the first paym! tt shall not fade to pay as much yearely till 7 yeares be expired as long as I continue Rcceiuer; I haue spoke to the

( 'hancell'' concerning what lie writt to y'' Lopp of a promisse I made to Patrick Powest of the land att Pork Hall neck, w^'' I wonder extreamly att, when he knows, 1 neuer did nor could

I if I would, iS: to left y"" Lopp see he has done me a great deale of wrong iu't, the busnesse was this, he himselfe came to me A: sj.oake in this fellows behalfe to me for that land, To w".'' I answered him : S' you know it lyes not in my power to disjiose of any lands Escheated to his Lopp w"' out particular 239

Ord"' for't, & as yctt F 1uuk> none the second time he came againe, & I made him the very same answer as afore I had done, but Patrick as he says presst him .soe much that lie came

^y''' the Third time w"' him at I was a little troubled (S: desird the Chancell!' he would satisfie him, but nothing would serue it seemes ynlesse I gaye the fellow an answer & ypon that I ^vent out of my parlor to the fellow, & the same buisnesse was mou'd by the fellow, & the same answer I gaue him as I had to the Chan!" then Patrick desir'd me to write to \': Lopj) to procure it him, I then demanded of the Chancell'' whither himselfe iS: Dick Willan whoe was then lining were willing to't in regard I knew both theire stocks of Cattle nt for Patrick to come thither to me & told them both what ]\P AVillan had said, to w''' the Chancell'" told me prinatly that Willan was a strange man, but My lord the reason of that was there had beene some little difference lietwixt my Vncle nothing that should mine a perscm that had beene soe faithfull as dick Willan had

( beene to y!" Lopp well tlicn s'' the 'han'" doc not S'' at least

y'" hinder him by writing to L"il'', I assurd him 1 would neither write for the one oi- the other t^"^ this is the l)uisnesse 240

in short w"'' T liiimbly loave to yf Lopp to iudge whether

Thi.s were a proinisse I eould aequaint yl" Lopp w"' many other Triuiall Things ^^•''' he has reported of me but are nott worth troubling yf Lopp w"' all att p'sent. I give y' Lopp many Thanks for the Things sent by C'apt. Tully, I receiued

them all tV: the Inuoyce and as they were sett downe both in tliat & the Bills of lading I shall be very earefull as well of

what v' Lopp has last sent me as likewise of the things I had afore: The reason I haue nott giuen yf Lopp soe large an aeeom})t of euery particular from time to time was for

want of a ( lerk I haue now hired one for a time, & shall for

the future giue y' Lopp better satisfaction ; but for sending the Escheats, Michas I receiue the Rents I will if possible I I ame able & can gett my Bookes in time enough ; If had

nothing else to doe but to goe to the Respective sheriff of euery County for theire senerall books I'ts very possible

I mought do't, but hauing continually more buisnesse then I can well runn Thorough, I must neglect one thing or other if

I sliould stir soe much from home I did desire as y' Lopp

writes to haue some frieght taking last yeare in England, but

fearing aftenvards If I should not compleat ray freight,

I should be protested against, I cjhose rather to lett it alone &

that was the reason I did not send word as I writt I would otherwise have done. I haue acquainted the Secretar\- that

the ChancelP had writt yl" Lop]) woi-d of some indiscreet t^^

vuhandsome speeches he should vtter <^" that the Chancell'" had

informd y"" Tiopp he had acquainted me av"' it, but I assure

yf Lopj) I can't remenib'' that ever I heard any word or tittle

oft afore I read y'' Lopps letter for if I had I should have

hardly past it in silence soe I iiiiediatly went to the Chancell'

to know of him wlioe Those persons were that would be JM'" Sewalls accusers he told me M' Coursey was the ])crson, 241

where vpon I sumonds him to 8* Marys

Mould alsoe give it me vnd"" his hand & vpon Oath w"*" he has done, both w'''' I }>resent to y" Lopp to iudge of, Now May it

Please y!" Lopp this I can say that neither the Chancel 1'" nor the other Can endure the Secretary & haue endeauour'd what they can to doe him vnkindnesse as y"" Lopp may plainly see

by the Journalls of the last Assembly, & I know they haue

attempted to do him what mischief they Could to the people

by disparagin him w'^'' I thought was not handsome he being

your Lopps Officer & Third person in Employmt ; when

I first spoake w"' the Chancel P to know whoe those Averc that

accusd the Secretary he told me onely JM"" Course & yett since

that it seemes he says he heard as much, they are vpon theire

Oaths & therefore shall not presume to speake more in't if it

be true I wonder att M!' Sewall for being soe indiscreet, for in

his actions euer since he has beene y"^ Lopps Officer he has

giuen sufficient testimonv of his readinesse both to serue v"" Lopps & the Countrey & 1 could wish I had cause to say as much as of the rest of y^ Ijopps Officers whoe pretend more but theire actions doe not suit accordingly. The Secretary does

intend for England in Cooke & of him y"" Lo])p may be 31 242 fm'tluT satisfied, both as to his ownc ])ai'ticuler S: the humors & dispositions of otlier persons here in Office & of theire

C^arriao-c in y' Lo]i])s affaires here, y^ I^opp may confide in him for tlie naked truth of Things here tfe I d(>ul)t but when

I may see y'' Lopp to Confirme what lie may relate— I liaue reced : An Act of Parliam* & shall be very diligent in

y'' Obseruing it, but I haue desir'd the Secretary to know of

iiop])s what's is meant by searching vessells for Forraign goods whether wee must strictly looke into euery particuler

Cargo The INIerchant

doc in't 1 can't tell as yctt ; AVhereas The ChancelP writt to y' Lopp that he might leaue The Great Scale w"" me Avhen his

Occations call'd him vp the Bay to his Plantations, he has since desir'd me to write to your Lo])p that he may be (lis- iniss't from his iniployint, for that as he say's he is not able to lookc after y' Lopps buisnesse and his owne. The Secretary i-an giue y' Lopp the seuerall reasons why he has desir'd that soe much, if he were dismist I am certaine I ct)uld not have

more buisnesse then now I have v})ou me, y' Lopj) does give a Sallary to a person to beare the name of an Officer but does little i^: what help & ])rofitt it brings to y*" Lopp I doe not

conceiue, he has been absent these two Courts S: is like to be

the next tV: vnlesse T be at home noe Courts can be held. The

Mattons banc not as yett spoaken any thing of the land

<»r Clio])tico as I haue s'' afoi'c, but as to wiiat doctoi' Barber 243

writt y"" Lopp word that I told liim 1 liad a clu'ck iVoiu y"; Lopp for signing his Pattcnt for liis 1300 acres w"^ he has thtMV I did say as inucli to him l)ut forgott to write y' Lopp an answer then of what I iuid done in't, I had y' Lopps letter to tlie Chan'' lor what I did, & I told him y' Lopp did wonder how he came to hane any hmd there, & that if I had not already pass't the Pattent I would hane held my hand, this 1 tokl him wherevpon he p'"sently gave out I would take his land from him tt seuerall f)ther vnhandsome speeches as he is indiscreet enough to say any thing att his pleasure— 1 hane accpiainted the Chancell' >\""' what he had informd y'

Lopp that I did not from time to time comunicatt y'' Lopps

Instructions to him to w '''' he answerd me little, I desir'd him to lett me know what it was I had ever kept from him that concernd him selfe or the Countrey, he was pleas'd to giue me noe answer, though 1 can iustly complaine of his being backward in assisting & informing me of the Iniisnesse of the

Countrey, but I shall presume to say noe more att p'sent of this vntill I shall hane a fitter opportunity. 1 inform'd Mf Nut- tall of what y"" I^opp writt concerning my vsing of him friendly as y'' Lopj) comanded w''*' I shall vpon all occations doe for he deserues it & I doubt not but that he will prone very faithfull to the Interest of Maryland. The Rnnlett of Tobacco w"^

('apt Cook carried ouer last yeare to y'' I^opp was p''sented as a token from M' Preston the Great Quaker that was, when I spoak to him for a 100"' one lor to send to y'" Lopp he was resolu'd to present it him selfe & caused it to be putt on board Capt Cooke & I kne^v nothing oft till Cook was sett saile out of the Riuer, I doe intend to send a smal runlett by

My Sewall of the same persons Tobacco, i»ut 1 teare not soe good as the last 1 am very sorr}' that 1 am disapointed in encry Thing, that T haue nothing worth j>'seiiting y"" Loj^p —

244 this ycaiv, 1 hope herouf'ter to gett dried peaches good stoare to send next yeare hauing one now that can doe them. 6"" Sep. 10(jo. Your lopps bearing date as p Margent I receiu'd tt the seueral Bills of lading & inuoyce & other papers being dnj)licats of those I had receiu'd by Tully, & att the same time my Cozen A\^'"^ sister arriued here & is now att my house, & has the care of my houshold affaires, as yett noe good Match does p^sent, but I hope in a short time she may find one to her owne content & y°5 Lopps desire, I shall furtlier Avliat I can towards it, I haue acquainted her Brother

Avhat y'" Lopp does expect he should doe for her, but in case he does not, or be not in a Condicon to doe much I shall take care she shall not want as long as she remains w**" me. There came w"' her tw^o maids one to -wait vpon her & the other to my selfe, I rceeiued likwise a light suiiier druggat suit a pe\vter still 2 Copper stew panns & in them 20* of yellow wax, I alsoe had av"' them other papers relating to former

Accompts betwixt y'' Lo])p & the Chaneellf the w''*' I shall carefully peruse. We can lieare nothing as yett of the

y"" Comiss? w'^'' Lopp Avritt ^vere going for New England ;

The Carpenter w*''' y'' Lopp agreed w'? Gilbert Mettcalfe for 30"" is now w'.'' me I spoak av"' Ednumd Berkley in Virginia

about him, but it was att least two month ere I had him afterwards, & when M"" Berkley came for his 30"*, by Chance the

fellow askt me wluit time Berkley had sold him to me, I told

him for 3 yeares & as much as was then to Aprill, to w"'' the

fellow replyed S"" he misinformd y" for I haue but tAvo yeares

& as nuich as to next Aprill, I then demanded whether he

had ail Indcntin- A: he prodnc't me tme, & by that he had I)ut

two yeares more to serue, M"" Berkley was a little aiuaz'd att

first att it (Si eoidd not tell well what to say, but ypon long examining The Lidenturs & debating the whole buisnesse, I 245 was resolu'd at last not pay for 3 yeares scriiice when I saw he could not assure me oft in regard the Indeuture appear'd to me a good & firm obligacon, & I veryly belecue it is ; & some

Trick of Berkleys, for as I since came to vnderstand lie endeauourd to gett this Indenture of the Carpen'' but could not, & soc thought to haue had his Bills for 30"" afore I should haue kno\\ne any thing att all of it att last wee agreed for

20* for 2 yeares seruice, in regard I had much employ m* for

a Carpen" & hauing relyed vpon him for this fellow ; had putt of others & was then seating a plantacon at W S' Mary's. I gaue him Bills for 20'* for 2 yeares seruice & I am to deliuer him att the end of the time he has to serue me to Berkley whoe Avill endeauour to make the poore fellow serue a other yeare if he can, I suppose he can not for its as good an In- denture as I see are made, The Carp" is a good workman & vnd'^stands a mill very well ibr ^v""" I Chiefly bought him, &

I liope to gett my mill finisht ere his time be out w"' me, I haue askt the Chancell'" of the fewness of the Port dutys for

y'' Catches tt other vessells from London, to w"*" he answered

Lopp as he says that many of those Catches Avent a ^\ay

M'"" out paying port dutys w"*" I wonder att very much, & for the London Ships he says there were not more than A\hat he mentiond (viz) 8 or 9 ; I receiued two letters from the

Coniiss''.' of the Custome house of London about the Act for

Trade & nauigacon, w"*" I shall answer by these shipps, ct send Copys of This yeares bonds to yf Lopp & not to them, I humbly giue y^ Lo})}) many Thauks for the Garden seeds I receiu'd This yeare, 1 shall for the future scud y"" I^opp a par-

y"' ticular of all such things as I want, ct would not that

Lopp should be att soe great a charge for many Things w'='' I haue receiud This yeare, for I haue bad Tobaccos enough here

w"'' will buy manv things w"" wlien it is not worth sending 246

liuiiic, cV fur y' L(»|)j) t(» l)iiy j^oc iiuiiiy tliin

:un sciu'ihle costs a great doalc of moiu-vs w*"'' I would not by any means y'' Lopj) should doe, \idess it l)e for siidi tliint»s as

I send for, iS: then I will take care to send where with all to pi'oenre them. As for settino- vp a farnie for English (iraine,

I hane this yeare made a good stcpp towards it, by sowing lo or K; l)iishells of w heate And 10 or 12 bnshells of Oats, 7 bnshells of |K'ase iishells of Barley, c\i: if the yeare jH'one seasonable I donbt not bnt to hane 300 iiuiidred bnshells of wheat enerease for last yeare in a spott of gronnd of 2 acres cV: a lialfe 1 had al)oue 40 bnshells of wheat a 12 bnshells of Oats c\: S or 9 bnshells of pease, ct the straw of that pre- sei-nd my yonng (,*attle in the hard wether & kept me 4 horses constantly in the stables in very good hart, when other horses

~~y'" wen? hardly able to doe any sernice ; The Flax & Heni]i w''''~~

Loj)|) sent me was sowd & beginns now to come vp, for w''' I returne y!' Lopp many hnmblc Thanks, I recein'd likewise papers relating to the Chaueell'!' Aecompts, w"'' I will pernse & know his answer ; The Warrant for a Thousand acres for Bishop

Iviissell I reeeind in 1662 ct the Chan*" was then very earnest to see it layd out, l)eingfor his ( )1(1 ac(|naintance w''' made me doe nothing iii't, bnt I humbly beg y' Lopps pardon I re- tni-n'd noe answer to't, bnt I shall now take effeetnall course to see it done & to that end hane already giuen Ord"" to the

Siiniey' to lay it out c\: the Pattent shall be sent him. The yeare has beene see bad for enery thing that I shall be forc't to disa[)oiiit y' Lopp of meat & other things y!' Lopp writt for, Mr Sewall can inform y!" Lopj) being somewhat sencible of the dilficidty in getting meate Sz Oorne ; c^' it has beene nuich worse w"' me in regard of my being long absent from my liimily when I was sick in \'irginia, 1 hane Thirty to prouidc victualls fbr, w"^ does pntt me to some care ct trouble 247 besides the expence w°'' is tlie least,— 1 haue laboiir'd wliat I can to procure }'" Lopji some birds & dee re but neither To- baccos nor moneys will tempt any person to gett me any this yeare, nntAv"'standinu- I haue proter'd oreat rates, your lopp was pleasd to write that some had inform 'd that wee had water Pheasants but as yett I can heare of none that euer saw any, & for our sort of hawks I neuer thought them worth sending- otherwise I had sent long since some, tlie next yeare

I sliall ))(' al)le to procure some to send. I returne your Lopp many Thanks for the Books I receiud by Story ct the note of particulars, I had one Man Seruant named Thomas ^'enaubles a good diligent fellow S: I shall vse him well vpon y'" I^opps

~~y!' Cbinands ; — I ac(|uainted doctor Barber of what Lopp writt~~

~~y!" me concerning him ; — I receiud Lopps letter of the S"' of~~

~~Sept : & Avonder very nuich that some should inform my~~

Cousen AV" C'aluerts sister, that I had noe kindnesse for her, when I can safely say I neuer had any such thoughts tt can say as much for Her Brother, I hope my Carriage to her A: the Care I shall take to see her want for nothing will giue her reason to think better on me, The ^laid that came w"' her

~~Avaits A'pon her & shall remaine av"' her according to y!' Lojips Comands— I shall pay vuto M!" Fitzwilliams whoe is come in~~

~~M!" Fitzherberts place (J barrells of Corne & likewise giue him all the encouragm' fitting ; I Avonder A'cry much att~~

~~Ml" Fitzherberts discourses Concerning Maryland c^' our man-~~

~~nei" (A' lining here, when he of all men neuer had the least~~

~~(K'cation to abuse the Countrey tV: his friends soe, as for what~~

~~he writt y'' Lo])p (»f my being in danger of staruing I think my Table neuer gaue him cause to complaine of vs though~~

~~I coiifesse he had good things S: would as plentifidly take~~

~~oi' anv li<|Uour of w'''' he liad enough in my house <\: more~~

~~then I thougiit fitting ibr a person of his coat to take —~~

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~~sometimes,—I receined by This ship Copys of your h^pps~~

~~letters to the Chanf & his lady w"*" I hauc perus'd~~

~~kee])c them to iny self'c tV: carefully obey yl" Lopps Coiiiands~~

~~in all things, I doul)t not but that my Carriage to them~~

~~since my coming into These })arts has giuen sufficient testimony of my respect to them vpon all occations, y'" Lopp~~

~~of the 28'? of Octo!^ I receiued by Capt Miles Cook t^^ dupli-~~

~~cats & second Bills of lading for tlie things sent by Capt Tully, T likewise receiued papers about that busnesse of~~

~~Tull\s being stop't att Plimoth ; I had alsoe by this The Mill~~

~~stones Brass & Iron worke for w*'^ I humbly returne y" Lopp~~

~~many Thanks, it since y" Lopp has beene pleasd to be Att~~

~~The Charge y!" selfe, I will now build her vpon my owne Ac-~~

~~compt & keepe her to my selfe, Mf White being a person as I~~

~~find not iitt for tiie encountring the troul)le tt difficultys peo-~~

~~ple haue to bring any thing to effi?ct in This Countrey, he has~~

~~beene euer since his arriuall in This Prouince w"" me tfe I haue~~

~~giuen him his diett Thinking he mought haue beene of vse to~~

~~me, but as yett not much, the life he leads here does not seeme to please him soe much as that he lead in Italy M'~~

~~Sewall will inform y" Lopp more of him t'c other persons,~~

~~I receiued likewise halfe a Bushell of Garden Beanes a p!" of~~

~~Garden sheeres (Si harnesse for Three plough horses, (Sz other~~

necessarys for a plough. I alsoe had 2 hdds of mault of Capt: Codkc but had not occation for any more navies then what y' Loj)p was jileasd to send me w"'' I likewise had, & returne many humble Thanks for them. That buisnesse w"'' the Secretary Avritt to y"" Lopj) about concerning the setting vp of a Saw Mill vpon an Island on the

~~Easterne shoare as yet nothing is done in't ct I beleeve it will be noe more thought on for my owne particular~~

~~I am not in a Condin)n as yet to venture vpon such 249~~

~~a oluirgciible (lesi*>;ne as a Saw Mill will ho af'oro it yields any profitt, perhapps I may putt 4 or 5 Saw.s into my~~

~~Water mill if I can doe it w'*'' little more Charge w"''' I am~~

~~Credibly intbrmd I may, I siiall the pent yeare acquaint y"'~~

~~Lopp how I proceed in't,—Wee heare nothing as yett of the~~

Pattent w"*" some Bristoll Merchants has of that neck of land betwixt Rapa & Patow^meck but its say'd when all ships are gone it will l)e produc't, & the reason I heare of this is that noc news shall be carried home this yeare how the people relish tlieire New Gouern? but will leave it till the next & by that time its liop't they may be quiett & well satisfied w"' it.

T liaue endeauourd to see if I could find as many responsable men that w^ould engage to take a lOO or 200 neigros euery yeare from the Royall Company at that rate mentiond in y!" Lopps letter but I find wee are nott men of estates good enough to vndertake such a buisnesse, but could wish wee were for wee are naturally inclin'd to loue neigros if our j)urses would endure it ; — I acquainted M!' Fitzw^illiams of his abrui)t parting att London w"' out takeing leaue of y" Lopp w''"' he does acknowledge & asks y"" Lopps pardon for't he will

~~I suppose write as much by this ship : — By This ship I receiued one Warner a Miller & his wife she being since dead a little after she came a shoare was brought to bed & the Child~~

y*" died alsoe ; I shall pimtually obey Lopps Comands as to him, I rccciued likewise drawne in the belialfe of Capt Tilghman, but that busness was taken vp by me & the Rest of the Councell by reason he had askt pardon & was sorry for what he had sayd,— I have sent y!" Loj)})s letter to Coll"" Smitli with in one from my selfe, I shall desire yy Lopp will take notice to him c\: her the next shipping of the fauours J receiu'd from them in my time of sieknesse, I was sick att theire house 6 weekes & she took very great care 32 250

~~of nic I sliiill humbly Desire yf Loj)]! to thank thoin both~~

for't ; Tlint w''"' Capt Cook spoak to y' Ijopi^ eonceminj^ his Adniiralship part of the Vosscll of the S' George of Bantry I haue ondeauonrd to gett it f()r liim of the Cliaiurell'" wlioe tells me 30'*' remaines yett in his hands, av"'' he will pay vnto Cook

~~I suppose according to y"^ Lopps Ordf,— The Mill stones w"** came in Cook were Blew S: 4 foot~~

~~Ciuill to me vpon all occations for w"'' I desire yf Lopp will please to tiiank him. The letter w''*' yl" Lopp sent to doctor~~

~~Barber w"' a flying scale I did first read it & deliuerd afterwards to him.— I receiued more by Capt Cooke 2 bills for~~

~~Haruesse for .') horses & Iron work for a plough~~

~~p"^ a note of Things sent in a box C : C : N° 1 & a of (iarden~~

sheeres C : C : N? 2 ; I shall not be willing to entertaine Brick- makers or Carpenters at the Kate yl" Lopp mentions, for I feare it will not tui'ue to Accompt here w"' vs, but humbly returne y!" Lo])|) many Thanks, cV: for the News Books & other Pa])ers. Now may it please y"" Lopp in answer to what y' Loj)p writt about my going for England next shipping w'''' I haue an earnest desire to if things be soe settled here that I may haue desire to returne l)ack againe by the same shijiping—for that as y' lopp writes will be most requisitt for

~~both the reasons sett downe by y"" I-~~

~~voyage if vndertaken I shall take care to defray w"' what I~~

~~hoj)c to gett here, w°'' is the least difficulty I find, but in whose~~

~~hands to leaue the Gouerm' in vntill I come back is that I am~~

~~att a stand att, for if I should goe from hence in the last shi]i,~~

~~& retunu! in the first as I necessarily must, my stay in Eng- —~~

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~~land will be hut short in Knij^land, cV: I hauo ^reat cause to feare, that I siiall find mueh confusion at my returne, for as y'. fjopp ^\as ]>lease to write that it were hest to make my~~

Vncle (;iouer^ in my Absence on the side L know it to be very necessary tV: a_i>aine am very sensible how much lie has dis- gusted all in Gencrall & especially those that haue beene euer faithfull to y'" I^opps Interest here & such as haue shewne me any thint>' of Kindnesse since my Comino- into this Province. He has soe much by Instruemeuts employd by him threatened what lie'll doe when the power comes againe into his hands as he giues out an other yeare it necessarily must in regard he vnd''stands y' Lopp has a desire I should goe for p]ngland, next shipping, that the people doe dread nothing more & especially sucli as I sayd afore liad beene yl" Lopps friends whoe are resolud to lay downe theire Comissions if not sell what they haue tt begon the Secretary will satisfie y"" Lopp of euery particular cV: what he has endeauourd to doe is to draw the Affections of the people from me w"'' 1 dt)e not fear in the least, for I haue had as much testimony of theire Kindnesse as could be expected by me from them, c'i: especially in my time of sicknesse in Virginia as the Secretary can informe yf Lopp. This in short is that w"'' to me is the onely difficulty w''"' if y!' Lopp can ac^comodate soe that tilings may be settled att my returne as now they are, I sliall most Chearefully &

\v"' a greate deale of desire prepare for my going for England next yeare to see y"! Lopp then w"'' nothing can bring soe much satisfaction t^- comfort to liini whoe remaines as euer Your Lopps Most dutilluU

~~A|)ril 27'!' 1004 Sonne~~

~~I haue sent y^ Lopp Bills Charles ( "alucrt of Exchange in this Box~~

~~«.^' haue giuen some papers to —~~

~~'SV St'wall to discourso w"" y! Lopp about the Alienation office \\°^ the last Assembly~~

~~^aiie to me to offer to yf T^opp as theire huml)le request w°'' if «»;ranted by y"" Lopp will soe much gaine them that it may brinu" more then doubling the Rents soe would haue coiiic to~~

~~1 shall take care of the Seereatys Office vntill M'~~

~~Sew all comes Back or that I heare from y^ Lopp~~

~~No. 15.~~

~~GOVERNOR CHARLES CALVERT TO CECILIUS, LORD BALTIMORE.~~

~~[Indorseiuent.] 2G Aprill l~~

~~Brought by Cap : Ben : Cooper reed 12 July 1672~~

~~Inclosed in it A coppy of my Comission to my son Charles for the Gouernm* of Maryland.~~

~~May itt please'yol" Lo^i~~

Cap' William AVheatley is now gone, by him I writ to y!". Lo'!'' a short T^etter, only to Convey some Bills of Exchange the seconds And some others I send herew"" It is now high time that \ rcturnc answ' to all yo."" \a)^? Letters by this Last

~~Sliij)j)iiigc ; and tiierefore I am now prepareing this against~~

~~Cap' Cooper sailes, who liath giuen mee butt a time weekes ; 253~~

that I may giuo a full answ!" to all yo!" Lo'21.'" \rk. and Eueiy perticular Contained in them, I shall now take tliem afore mee aecording to their seuerall dates. Yo!^ Lo'lL" of the the third of July by (iouldsmith. Gane me to vnderstand that tlie

Bill for £40 & tlie other for £70.. 15.. O"* were both Complyed with, and that all my Letters Came well to yol' LoT hands, As alsoe the Act for 2 50 the hh? which I perceiue yofLo^'' is Satisfyed with, our Endeauours were not wantinge to haue procured itt otherwise, butt Covld not prevaile which I hope yo' Lo^'' is Sensible off, I am glad that the Tax vpon Tob- ba(!co is not Settled, for I am assured the Comodity will not beare that Burden, yol' Lo'.'' INIeutions, that the difference betwixt his Royall Highness, and yo!" Lo!E is not yett determined, which wee are very Sorry for, becau.se iff hef/eff.s n hc- leefe in Many t/i' ijo": Lo^? will hardlij Recouet- yo": Righf, And

~~Causes many fo fake Land aff fhe Hore Keeh from fhe Gouer- menf of Xetr Vorlce, Iain (Jayly persiiruJimje d' Iiic()iira;/in~~

~~Gouernonr of Xeio Yorke, is Come lafely fo Delairare, (As~~

~~AuijiiKfiiiv irrifes nice word) hid rjjon ivhaf Dc.sigiic is nof yeff~~

~~Knowne, I fear find lie Ldendx fo make a rissiff fo flie jicojj/e~~

~~Seffled in Rigid of this province buff of fhis I shall giue yo": LoT a furfher acconipf. I sent yo!" Lo^.p all the Affidauits~~

~~I Could gett. In pursuance to vol' Conunands by Morris~~

~~& Cobb fjy irhoiii I Iteceiued L'' fo fhaf purpose when I send~~

Bills of Exchange for tiie futuiv, I will take Care tliat Jjcf- fers of Aduise goe u-ifJi fhem accordinge to yor LoPP* directions I Could not possibly the last Assembly doc any thinge in order to vo!" I^o''!'" Command aboiif fhose prcjudifitdl j>rorisocs in fhe Act for Siijfjiorf. ^^'cc satt not Long, and the sad news 254

~~dl' 1 )c;ir Sister JslacUstons Death Conieing; then to my liaiul,~~

~~Ma(l<' iiiee proroiii>e them till next October, Ajrainst which~~

~~( time I hope wee may haue t'urthei- 'oiiuiuuuls. And the~~

("ompaiiv of S! Williaiii Talbot, //of Lo''!!:' (Ji-diiKtiicc irill inHir jx/ys, And therefore to moue itt to the Assembly, w ill 1 iear, prejudice our other business, there is nothing more in this Lettei- which 1 need giue answ!" to because itt Refers to otiiei's Kcceiucd after. Yo!" Lo''"' next Letter is that oi" the

~~2i)'.' JuK b\ Miles Cooke which makes Mention of my Sisters~~

Sickness, And the great Afflictions yo!" Lo^.'' was in att that time, I am glad the Box of Li^ by Cap' Tully Came safe to yof Lo'!'' And that yo!' Loi!'' is pleased to Signity you arc sensible of my Care and Dilligence in yo!" Business here, ^ly

~~Lt)rd itt is the greatest Comfort J haue, when yo!" Lo'*?~~

~~Receines Satisfaction in my poore Endeauonrs, which I know are butt Dutyes in mee, I shall ncuer bee slacke in the Exe- eutinge those Commands yo'" Lo''' shall hnpose vpon mee, nor~~

~~bee \vantinge in my Duty to yo!" Lo''.'' at any time I hope ; I~~

~~most humbly Returne yo!" Lordshipj) thanks, for yo" fauoura-~~

~~ble answer to the humble Request and propossition I made to~~

~~yo!' Lo'!'' in my ownc l)ehalfe ^iii~~

~~( lo flic ( 'li(iiiccllor Chuziii '(tircii (tii'l flic li(xf of flic CoKitcill,~~

~~-l-s- i/o'.' Lo'T lieqidns. Ami (il.-~~

~~for flic Mcu/dzhi. Tf yo! Lo'!" Rents will doe the Latter,~~

~~// IS lis iniicli as I hope from fhciii as fhcj/ arc iioir ('iirfailcd ;~~

~~S!" W'!' Talbot (in Case hee Returns to his place againe) will~~

~~(I am Confident) bee very well Satistyed with the perquisitts thereof, And will not stand In need of any other Supply,~~

~~yo!" Lo''.P haueinge Coniirmed to him those fees AVhich the~~

~~( 'liaucellor (whilst 1 was in England) Enjoyed; I doe Intend~~

~~to send yo!" Lo''.'' an accompt of the full })rotiitts of his place,~~

~~Receiucd by mcc as his Atturnty, that itt may appear to 255~~

~~yo'' Lo^F wliotlicr itt bee Wortli his Acceptance or not ; The~~

~~Commission and Instructions for Baker Brooke ^Mentioned in this Letter, are C^)me, as I shall here after Signifve, I haue accordinge to yo! Ia^E! Commands herein Rcserued all the~~

~~Ijondon vessells dues for you, And doe not Intend to make vse of any of them my selfe. Butt to take my Dues from others, whose bills may not bee soe Convenient for yol" Lo''''.~~

~~/>// )ni/ Accoiiij)f ir/iic/i I s/kiU nend in (hj/. ('oii(fir(/i/~~

~~(rroome, It will appear to yol' Lo'i' that I haue been Carefull of yo!" Commands & Instructitms herein, / iri// aJmc Refitrne ifo'.' Lo^''' accoiiijtf of all the Jfiiics Jforfeitnres and Eschcdted~~

JjUikIs that I kiioir of I hope yo"" Lopp. will thinke fitt, to send mee or some other a jjoircr ahoiif the Srdes of Escheated Lands bi/ the first opertiiniticx And I shall hi/ Vonaway & (jfoonie send yo'' Lo^f' a List of snc/i Tracts [As L am Lifonned of)

And the Qnantitij ^^^nalifi/, full raleir, d: worth of Lucri/ one of tlicm, I will take Care that the patents for I^ands bee drawne as formerly, Notwithstanding our late provisoe in that Act for Support, And when vol" Lo'? does send mee an}' power & Commission for the Sellinge any of those Escheated

Lands (I shall giue accom]>t of by this Shippinge) Care shall bee taken that 4^** bee Reserued for Euery hundred Acres, I am sorry to vnderstand by this Letter that vol" Lo^I' Diiference with his Highness is not yett at an End, Wee here Suppose the Reason of itt may bee, that the Duke Intends to make (ni

~~LJ.rch(in(/c iritli ( 'ortirrif/ld and to Ljctt liiiii haue Dehiirore and the dejtendenet/es thereon, for tJiat part of the Bay Granted lo the said ( \irtn-ri~~

~~I)el~~

~~Come to (fine ( '(irtirri;/lit possession, l^utt itt may bee the delav proceeds from Xicholls, for the Reasons sett downe by yo'~~

~~Tjo^.'' Li the mcane time I will doe mv vttmost to uett vol" J io''!." 256~~

~~\Vvj:h\ owned, hv some from oiii- parts. / /iftur saflsfycd mi/ nir/c {touch i)if/<' i/o': Lo'T fano"!' f" /"'"O '''.'/ (Icfincriiif/ vp his~~

~~Hi// for £loO Sfer/inf/, and a in rcrj/ ire// (hiifciif to fa/ic iff (is i/o' Ijo'f (loth SIrpiifi/ I slid//, /inin/)/// I'cfiiriiin;/ j/o'.' Lo'''' fhankes~~

~~I Mill ulad Tully paid yo'' Lo^^"' his liill for £12.. S' sterling,~~

~~1 was almost afraido of him here, but that I Could not find aiiotlicr Chapman for the Tobaccoes Litt/c Vin presents his~~

~~/niiii/)/c Ditfji to yo!" Lo^I and \v, glad his Letter Came safe, hee~~

Intends \()'' Lo''' an othei' ])y tlie last Shipp, hoc would willingly Carry one himsclfe, for hee often Inquires when ttathcn* tV: mother will goe to Lord againe (îp'. Mi/cs (hake is discharged from his Last Business dopendinge in our (hurt n/xHif /lis Nêssell, And I ordered him to Aquaint yo"" Iôp^ with itt, As done by yo!^ Lo'T' Commands to mee, I lieee'd yo' Lo''.'"* of tlie :^()* of July in fauour of J/" Boncf/iton And the Xoate of pertieulars of what is due to her, The w'^'' T will not faile to send by Cap' Conaway, And Consigne itt to her, with Directions to (Zap! ( onaway to Flnquire of Ml" Burke where to find her, tor 1 will Shipj) the Tobaccoes on bord his

~~Shipp for her viz' £12000 Tob") yo!" Lordshipps of the first of~~

~~August was writt all by yo!" Ii(>''J!' owne hand And Mentions the Conninission tV: Instruct ions for the Surveyer (Jenerall,~~

~~And :i bond to bee signed by him before the deliuery of the~~

( said 'ominission, which I obseruixl as yo"" J^o'i;' directed And shall send the Bond herewith tor M!' John Langfiu'd's Truly as yett hee hath gott Little, And if hee pay ten pound this yeare, hee has only a Commission for itt, hee will take Care that the Moneyes shall bee sent. And Mr Pladwells fee of

~~20"", r Receiued herewith M' Ijanghorns obseruattions vpon onr .lournalls And Acts, which I will make vse of hereafter,~~

~~I sli:dl take noe notice of what yo"" Lo''^ writes touchinge~~

~~M' Langhornes o])inioii of the ppetuity of that Act, But wi// —~~

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~~Eiideaiioar fo (jcif fJtai Acf for Quieffhn/ y;oN.sr.s',s'/o».s-. As itt~~

~~i« now drawno, to boo past In Loiuc of the otlier, And if I~~

~~Cannot gott tliose pcrnitious provisoes strncke out of the Act for Support, I vill .see what Can bee effected, by jwopoxeinge this~~

~~other Act of a GeneraJl jMirdoii, what vol" LoL'' writes in this~~

~~I^ettcr touchinge the Third Act sent herewith, is Contradicted I thinke by an other Letter which I shall Come to by & by I inserted Dates to my Cousin Brookes Bond to John Lang-~~

~~ford And haue Accpiainted M?' Warren and M5 tfoster of~~

~~Ml' Symons Death & M^ Graves Succeedinge him, And tliat~~

~~they may hope for a Sup])Iy of theirs—vol" Lo'Z'' of the 21"~~

~~Auti;ust makes mention of S!' W" Talbots Ariuall And of the good accompt hee giues of INIaryland & friends here I pray~~

~~god hee likes the Country and Intertainement soe well, As to~~

~~Returne to vs againe, I hope there is noe great Danger that~~

~~his vncle Dicke will hinder itt, Since itt seemes hee talkes of~~

~~being an Instrument to perswade him backe, I shall make itt~~

~~appear by an Accompt yo!" LopJ? shall haue herewith that the~~

~~Secretaries place is worth vpwards of ifbur liuiidrcd pounds a~~

~~year. It is possible \\\wn Tobaccoes is Low soe nuich is not~~

~~to bee gotten, Butt alloweinge a ])eny ])d for Tobacco \\'hicli~~

~~wee hope to haue againe, the profitts and perquissits of that~~

~~place will amount to near what I haue writt ; / ?r/// Oiuxe~~

~~John Tiillji fo iiKihc sdtisftrfioii for the ."> hh? of Tobac- ('((J)'~~

~~coes which hee fell sliort of to yo! Lo'? I am Certainc hee or~~

~~the liusband of the Shij)p Dandy hath Cheated yo' L"'''' of~~

~~them, tfor the Shcrrifes accompt makes itt out Seauenteen~~

~~hogsheads. And itt will bee made out l)y Scuerall Oathcs that~~

~~Tullyes Matf Receiued soe many l)y ord!' I humbly begg~~

~~yor Ijo^T j)ardon for not sendingc that Bill of Mine for~~

~~£().. 18.. 10'' Which I sett downe in that short Accompt I sent by Sr William, The which I thought I had~~

~~Sent, I lind M' Rui-kc li:is hrouti'lit soc niuoli to my accompt,~~

And jniid itt to yo' Lo'l' lioroaftor I will bee more Carcfiill and not disapoint yo!" Lo'!'', I find tiiat yo!^ Lol'' was forced to vndertake that I slionld allow of the money's taken ont of yV Ilintons hands, for the Bnyinuc tliose nessesaries I sent for. I Confess itt was a Mistake in mee for I look't vpon tliat money of mine in Hintons hands to bee in M^ Ar- thurs hands beeanse hee has Hintons Bond to mee for itt,

~~Butt I should haue been more Cleere in itt, whieli here- aftei' I will bee punctuall in, humbly gineing vol' IjO^~~

~~Thankes f»r the trouble itt gane yoV I shall obserue your~~

Lo'!L' Commands about forfeited & Escheated Lands, And my INIaunor at the Ividge, I am now Come to that place w''!' Contradickes yo"" ho^L^ former Commands touchinge the Act for Quakers, W hich I will obserue I haue seen M";

~~Bennett Hoskins Speciall grant for 2000 Acres, and It is~~

Recorded, yof Lo^'Z^ Directions touchinge such grants shall bee Carefully obserued for the future, I am now ('ome to yo"^ Lordships of the 2.3". Aug' which I find is in fauour of M"^" Anne ffoulke I wish I were able to giue your IjO^I such a Satisfactory account in this Business and of her De- uiauds and pretenti(tus to those I^ands betwixt her former

( Husband ct^ 'haiur oversee, as is required ; If I may (xuesse at what slice would pretend to and haue, by what I haue heard from her owne JNIouth, It is without doubt all that Moyety which was oversees, and by his Death Escheated to yo!' Lo^

~~And ucucr in hci" f)ruu'r husbands possession nor in hers, I eiicr tould her that yof Lordshipp would shew her fauour As to that Moyety which shee posseses of the 2000 Acres (which~~

1 u truth is as nuich Escheated as the other) In case shee would petition for itt, lint as yett shee Is too proud to stoope to such a rcfpicst Concciueinge a< I su|)pose the whole 2000 acres to 259 bee hers & her Childrcns ])r()pper Right, If 1 knew who to goe to, be^iids M''.^ tVoukes (who C'annott speake three words of sence for her passion which this Business putts her into)

~~I wouhl giue u better aecompt, I am Certaine nothingc will~~

Satisfye her butt the whole 2000 Acres, But I hope yol" Lop.p will neuer thinke fitt to C^omply with her in soe vnreasonable a Demand, Shee hath sufficiently bespattered niee and the whole Goucrnment as If I had Studied her Kuine, Because 1 ventured to make a promise of tlie other Moyety of the 2000

.Veres to one M?" liozer, High Sherrife of Charles C^junty, who lines and hath l)uilt vpcm itt, hee being willing to buy the Re- version of itt, after the Lease is out for one & Twenty years, which was granted of itt to M""' Oversee in Leiu of her Thirds to 8' Johns, when I came first into Maryland, which I was forced to doe otherwise I Could not haue had S' Johns to my selfe but of this I will write to yof Lo!f further when I send an acconn)t of the other Escheated Lands, This in short J

Can Certainely Infornie yol" Lo^ that M? ffi;)ukes is in possession and has all along Enjoyed one Moyty, wliich (I hope) shee must vnderstand is by yof Lo'lll' fauour, though shee will neuer owne itt as such. The other Moyety was neuer In her possession nor in her husbands, Butt Knev was in the pos- sesion of ()uers(>e, And therefore a Lease thereof was made to

Mr ^Vlderton now husband to Oversees Aviddow, by him Assigned over to one Ednumd I^insey, and by Edmund Lin- sey to the ahoue Mention(Hl M"" Rozcr, To whom I iume promised to ])rocure a grant of the Reversion, As I shall hereafter giue an Aecompt, I will Endeavour to gett those papers for yo!" Lo'l' If any such are Extant any where, to Cleere tliis Matter Better, I Receiued Irom M'.' Roads

~~vo' Loi^''^ Letters of the 30". August and all the things sent in~~

~~tluit shl])j) I (Icliiu^Hul ^f"" Xottly those writtiniios, wliich 260~~

~~{ ';iiiic w"' this Letter, w itli wliicli hee is much satisfvetl and~~

~~\(i\ jnond of yo?' Lordships boinijo pleased w'?* his accompts~~

~~And the liinmii- sliewen liini in all tiie Lands hee jmrchased~~

~~("roni Mr (ieurgo Tonipson, I su|)pose hee will signifye as niiicli by a Letter to yo!' Lo'l' this Shippinge, hee did Aquaint nice with his Intention to Recpiest this of" yo!" liO^, Butt~~

~~S' William Tallxitt viidcrtookc to procure the tauour for him soe that I thoiitiht itt vnnessesary for me to trouble yo"' Lo''''~~

( w"" it, I am sorry I 'annott affirme to yo!" Lo^ that I euer had any ho])es of our Tin Oare here, for although Cap' Perry declared by word of Mouth to mee, As much as any one Man Could doe for the Satisfaction of another, and shewed mee his

Letter to yo!" Lo'lf, which Confirmed as much, yett had not I faith to beleeue a word, Only out of Ciuillity to Cap' Perry seemed Satisfved, Butt my fancy is that Both Cap' Perry and the Chancellor were soe Transported w'."" the designs and hopes of itt, that the meere force of their Imagination Led them to beekiiue they had found Mettle where neuer any was to bee Expected, for to this liower they Could neuer Extract any more mettle out of such Oare w".*" now makes mee Con- el ii

~~(As wee phrase itt) very well. And T hope will Ineourage some of his freinds and Aecpiantance to Come from Barbados hither— I find that yo' Lo!! hath been Informed by~~

~~S' W" Tallxitt that liee sould Tobaeeoes at KP the~~

~~UwiuV when 1 gaue yo!" Lo^i' aecompt butt of a i)eny p ]»ound, fbr yo!" Rents, hee had done well if hee had tould 261~~

yo'' LoH' the whole As hee did in part, It is true hee sould to Cap' Daiiiell lenifer some Tobaocoos to fVeiirht a Brig;- antine, desitjiied then on a Voyadge to I>arbados, at ton shillinges the hundred, Butt the moneyes were not to bee paid till this Shippinge for I sent liini home the Bills this yeare. And I ((uestion whetlier Baniaby Duneh will pay those Bills of Jenifers, S!" William Talbot tbrgott to tell yo!" Lo!E that hee sould Tobaecoes to Cap' William Burgess for a ])eny j) pound and was glad hee Could gett soe mueh,

~~And would haue sould all his fees soe to my Knowledge, The~~

~~Chaneellor is Satisfyed with yo'' Lo'li' Commands about his ffees, And will not for the future (I presume) demand any other fee then that of the Create Seale allowed by yo!' Lo!!! our~~

Assembly is still prorouged, And as long as I find them psons soe well tempered and disposed, I shall not Change for new faees, The Business of the Easterne shore goes well on, only the psons wdiich owne this Gouernment are a little disturbed by the other party, Butt I ^^ill Ineourage them and others to Seat downe. And Assure them that they shall bee proteeted by this Gouernment, Thomas Joanes, whom yo''

~~Lo^ mentions in this Letter, is Ariued Lately, And Acpiaints mee of yo"" Lordships fauourable Expressions to him, Butt I~~

~~Cannot find hee is like to bee soe Serviceable to yo'" Lo'l' as hee might make him selfe appeare, hee seemes to desire a CV)mmission to Trade with the Hore Keele Indians only,~~

~~Butt I refused him that, vnless hee would farme the whole~~

~~Trade, for should I grant him a Lyeenee to trade and deale with those Indians itt Avould bee in effect to trade Avith all the~~

Indians in the Bay As yett Avee are nott agreed ; Care shall bee taken that the oath of fidelity bee tendered to such as seate for the future on the Seabord side, I am sorry to vnderstand my freind M!^ ffortescue was soe liad, I hope As 202

~~yo"" Tiit'I' writt's 1 shall by my Rotunies this yeare make~~

~~yo' Lo'i' aiiu'iids for the small and Inoonsidorablc Sume sent~~

~~last Shippiuji'e Cis is glad iiis Lfv Came safe and humbly~~

~~!haid~~

~~thouirlit not to haue sent this yeare, This last snmmer T~~

( ansed two of yo?' Mannors to bee laid out, W*!" some Addi- tion, A wdikc \\hi('h Mr White thought hee had done, Bntt I found itt soe ill done, That I Caused Resnrvey's to bee made, and lines in some parts to bee Altered, which is now Recorded

~~OS yo?' Ijo^'Z^ Commandt mee, And shall see alsoe that Copy of the Records of them bee sent as yo?" Lo^ desires, I haue vsed all Mcanes possible And waves to procure some Elkcs&deere~~

for yo!" Lol! I haue sent seuerall times t(j Jacob Younge about itt, Who I am C'ertaine would as willingly gett them as yo"" Lof^E desires, because hee hath a great desire to gett his patent which is dcffcrred till hee Comply with yo!" LoT directions herein li" any ])son in Maryland Can procure them It must bee this pson or none, AVee haue had such an open Win- ter that all our IVud Catchers haue failed, not soe much as a

~~Red bird hath been Caught by any that I Can hear of, I haue oft spoken to my ( \)usin ^^'illiam Calvert about itt and to my~~

~~C'ousin Darnell and others. And they all assure mee that noe~~

~~Jiirds are to bee had, for my owne part I seldome nieete w**' any my selfe, Butt I haue not neglected to speake to Euery one th' I ("oneeiue might procure these things, had S'' W"~~

~~Itecn hecrc hcc would not haue found itt soe Easy a matter, as hee has atlirmed itt to yo"" Tx)''"', Those hawkes which I sent yo!" Eordshipp last Shi])pinge were i>aid for mee. And if more~~

~~( oiild bee gott now I would willingly giue any Rates for them, or any the other Rarities yo"" Lordship desires. My~~

~~l)rother \'incent Low llcturnes yo'' Lo!!! many humble tliankes {]'(>' the notice yo' Lol' is pleased to take of liim, I 263~~

~~liopc lit'c will dcscrue the ( 'ontiniianco of yo"" Lo^* Countc- nauce & fauour to him I liauc Acquainted M' James Tomp- son that yo"" 1a)^J!. Ee({uires him to make Inspection into the~~

Mannors, which hee will doe, and giue accompt from time to time of any thino-e ^vliich may bee done to vol" Lord'lE' prejudice. I shall take very great Care that pottonuK-ke Kiuer l)ee owned (as itt is) part and belonginge to this prouince I am afrait itt w ill bee a very hard Matter to find such Cascjue here as shall preserue Syder good to England, for wee want good Coopers and such as are knoweinge in the Seasoningc of Cas(|ue

~~for such jKuposes. The Chancellors Cider is pretty good~~

~~Butt I am of Opinion the best Syder in the Country ^\\\\~~

~~doe vs noe Creditt in England, Could wee soe order~~

~~itt as to preserue itt thither By Cap* Benj'; Cooper with~~

~~whom this goes, I shall send yo?" I^ol!!' a good hogshead of~~

~~Sweete sented Tobacco, which I intend to p'sent to yol" \a)^!Z~~

~~It Comes from Jarboes plantation, from Avhence the last Came yo!" Lto^l had when I was in England, ]Mv wife has this yeare~~

~~sent yol" Lordsiiip some dryed peaches. And would haue sent~~

~~a greater number had shee had Conveniencies for doeinge~~

~~More, Cheeses worth presentinge to yo!' LoL^ are not to bee~~

~~had. M" Si)ry (who made that }•(/ LoL"" tasted A\hen I was in England) hath not any good Enough as shee thinkes, And~~

~~sliee will not I^oose that Reputation shee hath already (Jott,~~

~~And vnless shee furnishes mee, noe other housewife in Mary- laud C'an I am Certaiue, for the Cheeses Generally made here~~

~~are soe Ranke and soe full of Eyes, that yo!" Lof^' would bee~~

~~angiy with mee siiould I send such, I am sorry my Cos.~~

~~Lukuer thinkes not of Marryinge 3^ett, because that Match~~

~~would haue Ih-ought a great deale of Iloniiour besids the~~

~~Aduantages of a IMcntifuU fortune, I tiianke yof Lordship~~

~~for Causeinge M?" Pladwell to deliuer Copys of the Bonds for 264~~

~~liidii tV 1()7<» to t\\v farmers, I shall not faile of scndinge~~

C'opyes Euery ycare as the Act Re(iuires, yo'' LoL^ signifycs that the business betwixt his Royall Highness & yol" LoL^ is not vett fl(>terniine(l which f am sorry for, I hope to hearc news of vo'" Lovdshipps good success in itt by the next

~~Sliippinge, IMajor ffitzherberts Brother who Maryed the~~

~~Indian Brent, has Ciuilly i)arted with her And (as I suppose) will iieuer Care to bed with her more, soe that vor liO^l needs not to feai- any ill Consequence from that~~

Match, l>utt what has already happened to the poore Man who vnaduisedly threw himselfe away vpon her in hopes of a great portion, which now is Come to Little, I shall doe my p]n- deau(»nr to ])swade people to Seate vp the Bay to the North- ward of 'fliirty nine Degrees and a halfe vjion those tearmes vo!^ Lordship does order mee. Butt I fear none will goe as yett, for I find a greater Inclination in most yong Men to seat on the Sea Bord side. And many Discourse of the South- ward |)lantatioiis I pray God a Considerable number of our peo])le doe not Remoue thither, Seruants ai'c Attemptinge in many places to make their Escapes thither. But wee doe all wee Can to })revent these Mischeifes, If I can send yof Lord- shipj) any other aiftdauites besides that \\hi<"h yo!" Lordshipp liatli of" \"an Swerring I will gett and send them by this Sliip- pinge, M"" Nottly is now Speaker of of Assembly, hee and Ml" John Moorecroft beinge Chossen Burgesses fortheCittv of St. Maries, And by that Meanes I gott him into the Assem- bly, 'riiougli Doctor Wharton bee a good vnderstandinge Man yett D!" Morecroft is much more for our purpose, being the best Lawyer in the Country, and has al waves been (v|)on other Assemblyes) A great Assertei- of yo!' Lo^E^ Char- ter and tlic Ivights ct privilidges thereof, I durst not putt itt to an Election in the Countves Butt tooke this —

~~265 way wliich I Know would C^ertainely doe what T desired~~

~~And now I liaue gott ]M!' Nottly into the Chaire, 1 liaue~~

Assured him, Tliat witli yo!" Lordsliips Leaue, I am Re- sohied to Keepe him there as L)uge as hee and I line together, It is most Certaine that some of the Catholiques in the Assembly, Did not behaue themselues as was Expeeted, hereafter they will I hope Endeauour to vnderstand themselues Better And their (»wne Interrest, I will doe my Endeauours to gett the Act for Liquers past, this next Meetinge if I Can INIy Reason for dislikinge the Aet for forraign Coynes which

I writ to yof Lordshipp about, is that the Assembly did not make those Coynes soe Currant as that people should Receiue them att their seuerall Rates speeifyed in that Act, And itt hajipens, as I feared itt would, that many will not Deale att all for those Coynes vnless they may Goe for tiie old and former valew, which is Accordinge to the weight of the Silver,

~~It is an Idle Act and may bee throwne out of doores, I am glad tlie business of the Shipp AV" of Doner has Giuen yo!' Lordship noe trouble, I hear that the Ship Ariued and the~~

Master in prisson if soe yo!" LoJ^l' will heare nothinge of itt. Truly my Lord I Couett noe mans goods, nor Vessell And doe not desire to grow Rich by such Courses, ^\•hicll Caused me to Elncline S!" Talbot to that Guifl, And itt happened to bee (hme att Sf ^Maries, the Assembly then sittinge, who thouglit itt a very noble Act And wrought much vpon them to our good I hope. 1 once more humbly Returne yo!" Lord- shij)]) many thankes for takeinge notice of the Allowance

~~(iranted nice by yo!" Lo"' 29". July which I liaue afore answcrcxl,~~

I hope I shall bee able to line out of itt. Butt I must ]{esolue to bee a Better husband then formerly, Thougli I w ill not sane itt, where uiy owne Creditt or yo"" Lordships is Concerned, I am much oblidged to Sf W!* Talbot for the Good Character 34 266

~~liee has jjiuon of our liuoingo ]\Iv Resolution is to doe all I~~

~~Can l^vards a plentifiill Table for the Land I find will yeild vs any thinge, If our Endeauours are nott wantinge—I haue~~

~~Rccciucd all the Duplieats and Letters Mentioned to haue~~

~~been sent w'."" this Letter, yof Lordshipps of the 4'!' of 7ber~~

~~Mentions that I must send a ptieular accompt of the seuerall~~

~~Lands Escheated to yof Lordshipp afore that I shall haue any~~

~~power for the Sale of them, which I shall according to Direction send yof IjO^ by Conaway or Tully, I hope my Couz. Baker Brooke will doe in this perticular what yof Lordshipp Requires~~

~~from him, Orders shall bee giuen to the Sherrifes as yo!" Lord- shi])p Commands, Butt first an Inquissition must bee had, And a .Jury of Twelue men must bee satisfyed and make~~

~~Return afi)re any order Can bee giuen to Seize on the Lands,~~

I sliall in the Meaue time giue yof Lordshipp an Accompt of the (piantity of Acres & quality of the Land. As yett I haue done nothinge in Gerrards business which Sf AV^ Tal- bot Infi)rmed yof Lordshijip of, neither doe I know Certainely whether itt will bee worth my trouble, what I then Intended was vpon the Report of his neighborhood who I fear will prone l)utt ill gnessers ; Accordinge to yol" Lordships Com- mands I haue gott the Mannor at the Ridg wholly to my selfe, and doe Intend to keepe itt Intire for the future. I haue taken notice of M!" Whites Rent paid yo!" Lordship in Eng- land, tlie Warrant of the 2<)"' Nouember in fauonr of My Aunt Peaseley as yett has done her noe Service, haueing not been able to dispose of any of those Lands which that A\'arrant

Impowered mee to sell for her, And now yo' LoL^ will not haue mee to pursue those Commands till you iiaue accompt of the (^lantity Qualityes t^'c. which I shall as well as I can Infbrme yo' Lordship in ; As alsoe what any one shall offer inr these or the other Escheats lands, M' Truman as vett has 267 not stirred in tliat business which Mf White Acfiuainted yof Lordshipp w'."" If I hear any thing from him about itt I will doe my best to secure Mf Whites Right and my owne yo!' Lordsliip of the 1(J° 7ber Signifyes that yor Lolf Intended to luiue sent seuerall things by Cap* Connaway, But they had the Good Lueke not bee putt on Bord afore that Accident happened to his Shipp, which I was very glad to vnderstand, Aud humbly thanke yof Lo^ both for the thinges and the trouble yol^ Lordshipp gaue yo'"selfe in the sendinge of them, they all Came safe to mee, av'? M? Roads in the Baltemore,

In yof Lordshipps the 18'.^ 7ber is Mentioned M!" Nottlyes papers about his Lands which I have already Signifved to bee deliuered him, the Warrant for Bartholomew Coats does not answ!" his request Sf W? Talbott haueinge mistooke his Mes- sadge in her behalfe, of this I shall write further when

~~I send accompt of the Escheated Lands, Rob' Hawkins is~~

~~Come and has full possession giuen him of all that is left of that~~

~~Estate of his Brother Johns lately Murdered, I reced herewith a Coj)y of Langfords Bond the originall being Signed, the which~~

~~I will send with this packett, M!" Rob' Harper Nephew to~~

~~Sr Thomas Strickland has not been w"" mee when I see him~~

~~yo^ Lordshipps Commands shall bee obeyed; another li^ of~~

~~the 18?. 7ber in fanour of Mf Thomas Welburne whom I haue~~

~~treated with all Ciuilly and promist him all fauour I can~~

~~shew hiui, I Recciucd a letter from the Lord A^iscouut ffaul-~~

~~con urge in his behalfe, to which 1 returned auswf p Ml" AVel-~~

~~burne yo' Lo^r of the 22°. 7ber Came w"' the thinges w"''~~

~~yof Ia)''1' by yo!" Ire SO'!" Aug' Signifved that you should not~~

~~send this Shippinge Euery thinge Came safe and well to my~~

~~hands. And by yof Lo^I.' Directions I soone Came to the~~

~~Knowledg of all the tine (\)ntriuances of the Cabinett. My~~

~~wife has by a Letter to yo!" Lordship}) sent hei- humble thankes 268 which now ajjaine shcc humbly desires may bee p^sented,~~

Alsoe little Cis j/sents yof Lo"!!' with his thankes for the Capp feather Sword & Belt all which hee found as yof Lordship Si^nifved. I Reced herewith the Copy of a noate yo' Lordshipp gaue to Mr Arthur about my moneyes, which was taken out of ITiutons hands for the Buyinge those nessesaryes I sent for

~~I shall hcrewitli send to Ml" Arthur that I allow of what has been done therein, and Cleere yof Lordshij) from that trouble I Reced from Mf Burke an accompt of Euery thinge to my~~

~~Satisfaction, Care shall bee taken that noe patents for the future shall bee Recorded afore they liaue pasted the Great~~

~~Scale, If any such abuses have been Committed att any time in the Secretaries office, Thepson who Informed yo!" Lordshipp~~

~~Chcitly Occationed itt, by his beinge too Curious in the~~

~~Rcceiueinge liis ifees, yof Lordshipps Command to him now will Remoue that occation, And for what is past I will take~~

Care shall bee Rectifyed and see the like bee not done for the future. I humbly once more Returne yof Lordshipp thankes for the Excellent token I Receiued which I haue soe much valewed, that vnless itt bee vpon very great dayes & In

~~Comp* Avith the best persons these parts affi)rd, I doe not presume* to bringe out a Bottle, Both sorts being Exceedinge~~

Good in their Kind, I am sorry I haue not Sydcr to fill the Bottles with worth sendinge, otherwise I should willingly obey yol" Lordshipps Commands and bee very proud to send itt, I haue already assured vol" Lordship]) that my Endeauours haue not been wantinge to Solicite all persons any way likely to j)roeure those Rarities sent for and specifyed in a noate sent nice in this Letter, And I am disapointed by all in Euery thinge desired, which is an Acconi|)t I most vnwillingly retiu-n Could I speed in my dcsin^s herein, I find ("apt

~~Couper to bee Command!' of the Elias, And to carry vol" Lord- 269~~

shi])ps flfigge in the foret()])p liee is a C'iuill psoii and I doubt not butt will deserue the honnour liee has Receiued, haueinge notice by this Letter that Capt John Dunsh was by Commis- sion yoy LoP£^ Admirall I saluted him att his Ariuall by tliat

Title, Butt after\vards vnderstood by M" Roads that the Com- mission for some Reasons best Knowne to Mf Burke was not deliuered him though Carved downe to Graues End, I hope yof I^o'J: will Cause itt to bee deliuered him, for hoc has been very Ciuill to mec this yeare, though I vnderstand tliat

Mf Burke thought hee vsed mee not well in the freight of some Goods I haue forgiuen that vnkindness by Reason hee has made mee amends by his Ciuillityes since hee last Came into Maryland I haue been very Carefull of S!" W" Talbots Concernes and hope hee will haue Reason to thinke soe when

~~I send him his Accompt, M''.^ Saunders who Came with~~

M"".^ Roads appears to bee a very well behaued bred pson as yo!" 1^0^ writes, And therefore I Receiued her vnder my Roofe where I presume shee will Remaine for one year, & I hope shee will thinke fitt to dispose of herselfe by way of INIar- ryadge afore that time bee Expired, I will not faile to Cause a Copy of yol" Lordships last Commission to mee for the Gou- erment to bee Carefully written Examined and sent herewith aecordinge to yof Lo"!!^ Command, yof Lo''!^ of the 24? Sep- tember brought mee the sad news of my Sister Blaekstones death which has been a great Affliction to mec euer since, I hope shee is happy our prayers shall not bee wantinge. It is a great Comfort to mee that shee was soe ^vell prepared and Re- signed as I vnderstaud shee was, I Caused all the Good ]\Ien here to say Masses for her sonic, Yo' Lo'T of the 28". .S^I""

~~Came w'** Cap' Wheatley with seuerall other Duplicates and mentions the sad news of my Sisters death which I reced in the foregoeinge of the 24.. 7ber 1 fiud l)y this Letter of 270~~

~~yo!" Lo*!!!' there lias been a liuntlred poimds of my moneyes~~

~~taken out of Ml Hintons liaiids for A\hich yo' Lo!£ has vnder-~~

~~taken I shall Allow of itt. I will not omitt to Cleere~~

~~yo"" Lordship]) from yo' Engagements herein by sending a Ire~~

~~to tiiat purpose herewith, As I haue in a Ire to Mf Arthur~~

~~M ready, there is nothinge Else in this Letter to bee answered~~

~~but what I haue already Signifyed to yo5 Lo^i in this answ!" to~~

~~the foregoeinge AVith yof Lo^r of the 18°. 9ber I Reced a Copy of the ifees I allowed the Chancellar whilst I was in England as alsoe a Copy of a Bill Costs in Chancery, with a Letter~~

~~from M!" Langhorne touchinge the Settlement of such ifees. As yo' Lordshipp thinkes fitt to allow of for the future. The Chancellor did not acquaint mee with his Intentions of send-~~

inge that liill of Costs in Chancery, which I find liee sent yof Lordshippe It was his owne propper business which liee desired to bee Satisfyed in from yo' Lo!! o' Resolution now is to take this Settlement for the future if wee Can butt vnderstand it. I reced with yo' Lo^r li^ of the 19". 9ber a Copy of a Ire from the Lords Commissioners of his Ma'!!' Treasury which [ haue Carefully perused and will not faile to performe what thcHMu is required, I am glad to vnderstand from yo' Loir th' Tobaecoes was Ri.sen in ])riee, l)utt I feare that will not hold Longe for wee are like to send home great

(Quantities this Shippinge. In the postscript of this Letter yof Lordship orders mee to obseruc what the Lords Commis- sioners requires touching the Caryeinge all Tobaecoes to England onely but m another Letter from yo' Lo^i which I am not yett Come to I am Commanded to take noe notice of their Dii-ections in that point, butt to Lett the Bonds Run as lonncrjy Coi- Irehind accordinge to the Acts of Parliament, I will iK.t omitt to write to my Aunt Sumersett & Weld by the y„r Lasl Shipp. \W Lo'l' of the 29°. 9ber I find those ;

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Commands of yof Lo!f that I ^hall not take notice of th* part of the Lords Commiss" Ire, Which requires that noe Master shall bee permitted to Transport Tobaccoes for Ireland, wliich is I find Contrary to the Act, I shall obsenic the Act in those

~~Cases, vnless I receiue orders from yo!" Lol' to the Contrary~~

~~I reced with this Letter of yof Lo'!!^ an A quittance to~~

~~Mr Henry Meese for Coll. Edward Carter for four pounds ten~~

Shillinges. And I will Accordinge to yo'' Lordships Command satisfve what Kent is due. And whether the Land bee Escheated or not I haue not as yett seen Mf W? Collingwood whom y(f. Lo'!£ makes Mention of, when he Comes to mee I will shew him all Lawfull fauour I Can, I will speake to the

London Masters about Caryeinge yof Lo'Z one hundred bil- letts a peice and Endeauour to gett them to doe yo'' I^o!f that kindness if possibly I can, I doe Intend to send yof Lo^ p Cap' Conaway as much Planke of Blacke AYallnutt as will make a Shouell Board Table, 30 foot Longe with stuffe of the same wood for a frame which I shall present yof Lo^i with.

~~This Ire I Reced Cap' John Body yof Lordshipps of the by ;~~

T'."} December brought mee Hugh Stansly Will About w"^ business I haue discoursed with ffranke Swanton, who I find is very willinge & Ready to giue an Accompt of liis Aduiiuis- tration, hee desires to bee a Tenant till the Children Come of

Age, and giue his Accompt yearly and to haue discharges yearly that hee may not haue a Longe Accomjit to giue when the Children shall Receiue their Estates from him. My Cousin Baker Brooke who in the behalfe of the Mother and

Chiklrcn is Atturney in this Business, gaue mee tliis I^etter, when the Rent is Ascertained I su})pose Swanton will giue such security as will bee allowed of, And I will take Care to see the Children haue noe wronge done them. As for tiie Laud of Stanleyes on the Easterne Shore I will Inquire into th<>ni 272

~~& ^ine yo' ho^l an Aocompt thereof, yof JjO^I' of 10'.'. Xber is~~

~~ill fauoiir of Sf W" Talbot and his affaires here, of which I~~

~~hope to Render a very (jood aeeompt, th<)uo;h I find hee has~~

~~not that Confidence in niee (as my Actions (which hereafter~~

~~will a]H'ar) will deserue I doubt not, I am sure I haue done~~

~~better for iiim then hee Could haue done for himselfe, Had hee been here to haue Acted his owne Ikisines.s, for I haue~~

~~C'ollect^d mo.st of his fees and pcrcjuissits of his office (of~~

~~wliicli I shall giue a speedy accompt) yo!' Lordshipp putts mee~~

~~in Mind in vo!' Letter of the 22°. December of takeint>e Good~~

~~Security for the payment of the Bills w'''' I shall send home to yof Lo'!!! which I haue hitherto Carefully obserued, I am very~~

Glad that Augustines Mapp is like to bee printed and that yof ho^l has gott some Moneyes Towards itt I will see the names of all yof Lordshipps Mannors Inserted as you direct mee, And send them by Cap* Groome or Conaway I am now buildinge vpon yo!' I^ord'!!!" INIannor of Sachay where I Re- solve to line in the Sununer time, Itt is a very good part of tlie Country for health, And much Cleered for husbandry the which I am now vpon, It is thought there is at lca

INIanno'' to begin vpon, because yof Lo'!£ has two Mannors to- gethei- Sachaye & pangey, yo!' Lo'l' desirs to bee satisfyed touching the (Jroath & Size of our English Graine, our wheat is a smaller graine then that in England, but wee Conceiue the

~~lieason of that may bee that wee sow not in ])ropper ground nor at proj)er Seasons of the yeare, I had .>^ent mee by~~

~~M' Burke a hh*! of white flaxen wheate, which I haue sowed,~~

~~.\ii(l when that Comes vj) I will Ictt yo! Lo^i; Know whether our ground produces as large as the seed was when I sowed itt, 273~~

~~Our Oates Barley & Poase are as large as those sorts of~~

~~Graine in England. Butt till this veare that I had y;ood seed out of England I neuer mett with any Good wheate soc that~~

I cannot soe well Judg and giuc yo!" T^o^l' that good At'com])t of itt, As hereafter I liope to doe, I Reced Augustins Mapp and shall obserue yo"" Lordsh^P" Command about Inserting what you liauc directed and send itt by the last 8hipp, I wish

~~I were able to buy some of S?" Paule painters negroes at Bar-~~

~~bados and Could gett them hitlier when ])aid for, Butt I nuist not aim at such a purchase vntill I haue gott some Debts paid. And that I haue some money afore hand, I should bee~~

~~Glad his Hiness the Duke of York would ]iart with his In-~~

~~terrest at New Yorke as y!" Lop writes I thinke it has hith-~~

~~erto been a Charge and burden to liim, And a help only to~~

~~Raise some Indigent officers, Louelace has got Considerably~~

~~since hee Commanded there, yo!' Lo'!£' of the 23°. Xber was~~

~~deliu(;red nice by M' Thomas Massey with whom Came his~~

~~Companion M!" Henry Carew, the latter C*anie very ill to my house and for some dayes wee thought him in great danger,~~

~~butt now hee is Avell Recouered and settled w*'' the Chancellor,~~

~~M"" Massey being av'*" mee as yo!^ Lo^ Comanded there shall bee nothinge Avantinge on my part to Incourage them, their~~

~~Entertainement shall bee as good as tlu» Country affords.~~

~~And I doubt not but yo^ I^o'^E and their Siij)erior will Receine~~

~~a good .Vccompt from them they both are pleased to say they~~

~~are Avell satisfyed with their beinges, I hope there will bee~~

~~a good (.'orres])ondence betwixt them and the others for I~~

~~find them very freindly & well jilcased together, INl!" Massey seemes to bee a \-cry good prudent & descrcet pson. And I hope I shall haue a good Companion of him, I haue~~

~~provided him of a good horse to his Satisfaction, And will~~

~~allow him ten pounds and more if I find him able, I am sori-y 35 274~~

~~to vndorstand by yo' LoT of the 26" September that Sf W"^~~

~~Talbot giiies you Cause to fear hee will not bee soe kind to his~~

mother as hee ought I hope yett hee will appear better natured and bee more dutifull then to see her want, hee seemed here to haue a great Kindness for his mother my Aunt, and sense of her Bad Condition. Yo"" Lo^ Commands

~~mee to secure the Sliipp money and to send Bills home for~~

~~those fees to }'ol" Lordshipp to Keepe that in case Sf W? performe not what hee ought to his mother, yof Lo^ will bestow~~

~~tliose fees vpon my Aunt to Releiue her, which I shold bee~~

~~willinge to doe, but most of the Shipp fees are paid in Tobac- coes and a very small matter paid in Moneyes only head~~

~~money for passengers which possibly may Amount vnto £25..~~

~~or £30.. Sterlinge, now I had afore yof Lo^Z.^ Ire Came to~~

~~hand Retiu*ned that money and more to 8!^ AVilliam by Bills, soe that vnless I Consign some Tobaceoes of his I know not~~

~~which way to Comply with yo' Commands herein. And I fear Tobaceoes will giue yof Lo!Z too great a trouble and do my~~

~~Aunt little Good, I hope Sy W? will giue yo!" Lordshipp better Satisfaction at his Return from Ireland I am Come now to yo' Lordshipps of the 16° January by Cap' John Tully,~~

~~which bringes mee the 111 news of Warrs av"' liolland & the (Jreato Stopp vpon the Exchequer. This news putts most of~~

~~our Masters ct Merchants into some fright & fears least they~~

~~bee seized on goeinge home, I shall bee Carefull in yol" Lo^ directions about those Bills I send home, I haue hitherto sent~~

~~first & second Bills, and shall still doe soe w"' li^ of Aduise I~~

~~humbly begg yo' I^ordships pardon that I did not send those~~

~~accdinpts I Signifyed I would send last yoarc the which~~

~~I w ill not omitt to perfect and those of this year with a true~~

~~accompt of the fines, forfeiturs and Escheats I know of I in-~~

t<'nd to gett mv freind ]\r Nottlv to Assist me in draweinire 275 out my accompt of the Sciierall years past, all which yof Lo^.P shall haue without faile by Conaway and Groome, I will alsoe Returne yof Lo?£ an accompt of the Tobaccoes exported as the Lords Commissioners Requires, And hope yof Lordship will bee mindfull of a Consideration for my trouble in their business, I shall bee very Glad to haue my mothers picture which yof LoL'' thinkes to send mee next yeare. M!' Sam Leadbeater who Came in Tully is ariued,

~~And is w'? a Kinsman of his M' Benj. Solly who I suppose will assist him in any thinge hee Can, As yett hee has not~~

Spoke to mee, I humbly thanke yof Lordship for the hh*? of vines, butt old Tully has been soe Crosgrained that before I could send for them hee sett saile vp the Bay, that I fear the vines may bee Spoyled afore I gett them out of his vessell,

Butt I haue sent a messenger for the hogshead, And doe intend to trouble the Capf about itt, I vnderstand by this Letter that Tully does petition yo!^ LoL^ for 7 or 800 Acres of land vp the Bay formerly Hattons and by his mistake said to bee

~~Lewis Stocketts who neuer Enjoyed a foote of itt, I intend to~~

~~petition yof Lordshipp for itt myselfe for a very good freind~~

~~of mine, And hope yo?' Lordship will not dispose of itt~~

~~to Tully till my petition Come, I will returne a True accompt~~

~~of itt with the other Escheated Lands the younge woman~~

~~Anne Rouse yof Lordshipp sent my wife, is ariued and En- tertained by my wife, I hope shee may proue vsefull, with our~~

~~most humble thankes to yo!" Lordshipp, And I hope I haue~~

~~now answered all yof Lordshi})S Letters and Euery perticular~~

~~Contained in them which Re({uircd answer, humbly begging~~

~~yf Lopps Blessing to Yf Lo1= most dutifull & 24'" Aprill 1672 Obedient son Charles Calvert 27(3~~

~~May it ])loase yl" Lo]).~~

~~Since I fiiiislit my answer to y!' Lops Ires I lia])peiied~~

~~to liaiie some (lis('(»ui'se w"' the Cliaucell'" toucliing S|" W™ Tal-~~

~~l)ot, and his icturnini;- hitiier, and I find that he is of opinion~~

~~that wee shall haue my Cozens Comp" no more, vpon what~~

~~grounds 1 know not, but I hope from no good hand, for I~~

~~should bee much disheartened if it should be so, for he was a greate comfort to me both in respect of his relation & parts, and truly but that I was confident of his good resolutions in~~

~~returning hither to vs, I would neuer haue vnd''taken the charge~~

~~the sending of a Ire to y!' Lop, w"'' he said was ready writ to~~

~~re([uest the Seer"* place for himselfe, and would haue had me~~

haue seconded it, but I made him this answer, that I had greate hopes yf LoP would prevaile w"" S'' W? to returne to vs, and the promisses w"^ Sf W™ had made me likewise gaue me the same hopes, whether he will send this Ire he mention'd I

~~know not but I gaue him no encouragem' at all, but assured on~~

~~the contrary that Sf W" would haue reason to take it vnkindly from him to belecne he had changed his resolutions afore wee~~

~~hatl more certainty of it I humbly beg of y'Lo!' to send him to~~

~~vs for I haue little comfort or satisfaction in the society of any of~~

~~the llest of the Councell here ; by Capt Conaway I shall send all~~

~~the Kest of my Cosens effects ct shall then giue him an accompt~~

~~of aboue a hundred thousand pounds oftobacco that by his order~~

~~I haiic |)ay'(l here cV: the rest sent him home ; Capt Cooper is now~~

~~at my howse and stays for my dispatch, he has entreated me, to~~

~~desire of yfLop. a jirotection for his ship the next year in case of~~

~~Eml)argo vpon Shipping w'^'' he fean^s the warrs may occation~~

~~his bchauiour tV; ciuilitys I h()j)e will deserue this fauour from yl" Lo!' W'}' is my humble request in his behalfe to yf LoP I am Y' I^ops most ()bedient Son 20'.'' Aprill 1()72. Chakles Calvekt —~~

~~No. 16.~~

~~GOVERNOR CHARLES CALVERT TO CECILIUS, LORD BALTIMORE.~~

~~[Indorseiuent.] 2 June 1673~~

~~3*? Duplicate of my sons Answer~~

~~to my Ires sent this last Shipping for INIarvland~~

~~Sent inclosed in my~~

~~sons letter dated 2*? August 1673.~~

~~May it Please y!" Lo!'~~

Yours of the lo*'' of August by Cap* George Hilson I Re- ceived, which assures me that yo!" Lo^l' hath Receiued as well my Lres as all the bills of Exchange I sent yof Lo'^ this last yeare, which is to me a greate satistaction, Considering how

Troublesome the times are ; Sorry I am to heare of poore old Tullyes misfortune, and for HoUinsworth he hath beene since with me, but of that I shall give yo"" Lo!£ a more full acct)unt hereafter. As for that Caution yo!" Ja)^! is pleased to giue me for my owne security (my house at IMatapenny standing so neare the water) I humbly thanke yo!" Lo!£ for yof advice, and siiall Kndeavonr my owne Security by Removing up to Zachiah, and also shalbe very Cautious of what shipps I goe on Board of, but for that yo!" Ijo^I writes me about (Jookins shi}), and tiieir designe, (wanting only the Concurrence of the

~~Master) I never heard any thing of it, before now from yo' LoPi.~~

I am heartily sorry to Iicare tliat my Cozen Tailx*! Iiatli so behaved himself both towards yo!" Lo'^ and his mother, and 278 truly I must C^onfcsse that in this he liath much Deceived me in my tlioughts of him, for I ahvayes supposed him to be a person of that hono"" and worth, that unkindnes to a mother, and ingratitude to a Relacon that had so much oblidged him as yor 1^0^ had bcene mucli below the Generosity of his Tem- per. I am glad that M'^ Boughton hath Received her To- bacco, and doe wish she had sould it as well as the Rest, for I tooke all Care imaginable in the Collecting it here, so that I

Dare boldly affirme, that if any Tobacco would ffetch money hers would. I am glad that yof Lo!E Received the Wallnut Tree plankes and peices of that wood, and the hogshead of sweete sented Tobacco, as also Cis Two wilde Cat skynas, and Doe heartily Rejoyce that yo5 Lo!? likes them. The Duplicate of yo' Lo^p^ of the 8* of October sent by

Capt Croseombe I Received, though the originall was lost (wee understanding since that Croseombe was taken) I have often spoken to my Cozen Baker Brookes to give yo'' Lo^!! an account of the Escheated Lands, and shall once more put both him and James Thompson in minde of Complyeing with yof Lo'Z^ Desires, according to yof former comands to them, and by the last of these Shipps, I hope they will Retorne yo'' Ijo^I that account from their owne hands that yo!" LoE? wilbe well satisfved with, but as yet my Lord I must needes confesse

~~I have had very little account from Either myself, while I~~

~~Received this L!! from yo!" Lo!? I never knew other then that my Cozen Brookes had sent Mf Langford his lO"' and Charles~~

Playdell his ffee, I shall speake to him but truly that place now is become so inconsiderable, that I beleeve he will humbly su])licate yo'' TiO^i to take off John Langfords 10* p anii for now their is little worke for a Surveyor in Maryland, but howsomever for Charles Playdells Fee I will take Effectuall

~~(\u-e that he sends him that ; when the warrant to Chandler 279~~

~~yof Lo!! writes of Comes to hand it shalbe Entred upon~~

~~Record and a graunt in vo!" Lo^I^ name passed according as jo' Lo'lf hath therein Directed.~~

~~Yol" Lo!! writes that all the bills of Exchange are pd. Ex-~~

~~cepting Ould Tullyes, Truly my Lord I am glad to heare tliat~~

~~the Rest are so well payd, but for the poore ould man his losse~~

~~hath beene so greate that I hope yol" Lo!f Avill not Expect it from him, and for the sueing his security here I tooke none of~~

~~him for I looked vpon him as a man sufficient, and one that~~

~~had beene an ould Trader here in yoF Lo''!^ Province, lately yof Lo^i* Admirall and one th* I went and Came in his ship~~

~~& from wlioni have Received some Civillityes w" under his Dominion in his wooden Kingdome.~~

~~Touching what yo!" Lo'!!^ writes about the Imposition money,~~

~~I have still taken it of the Masters hitherto, and shall Doe~~

~~without yof Lo£I' Directs otherwayes, but severall psons object here that Sf William Barkel}' in Case of shipwrack taking or Casting away makes allowance, and Constantly Receives the~~

~~Imposition money of the Marchant that freights the Tobacco,~~

~~and not of the Master as I Doe here, so that if he sliowes Masters of shipps any Act of favour more in Virginia then~~

~~yo!' Lo'Z does here, yo?' LoHf A\ill lindc tlie p''iudice more then~~

~~the advantage, in the meane time I shall pceed as I have done~~

~~untill I shall Receive other Directions from yo*" Lo^ I only~~

~~acquaint yo!' Lo^l' of it, that if yo!" Lo!!f should be complained~~

~~to, you might be p^'pared.~~

~~I Retorne yo"" Lo^ my humble thankes for Delivering the bonds & account of shipping to my Lord Shafstsbury and~~

~~com'.^ of the Treasury, & shall Endeavour in my care for the~~

~~future to merrit that good Character his LoET is pleased to~~

~~favour me witli. 280~~

~~I am very mufh obli(li>:o(l to tliat honncst & Civill jrentle-~~

~~luan M!" Massoy for liis kiiide Character of me w"^ I must eon-~~

~~fesse to 1)C luoi-c then I have merited from him, although~~

~~I have used my utmost Endeavo!" to oblidge him, & shalhe ghid of all ()])|)tunityes to serve so pious & so Deserving a~~

~~pson, as I finde him to be, and indeed a pson that is so much~~

~~a gentleman, and good Company w''' is somew' Rare here in~~

~~Maryland, and for my writing to yo"" Lo!? that I Designed to~~

~~allow him but 10' p ann if I did so my Lord it was a mistake~~

~~for I never designed him lesse th" 20' p ann according to yo"" j^qPps Comands, and that he might be assured of it I showed~~

~~him that ])t of yo' LoT Lll.~~

~~tfor the Cliancelo!" & Coll^ Complaint to yo!' Lol I jiayd them as I thought to their Satisfaction for they made no ob- jection ag* it, yof Lo'^ having setled the Chancch/s ifees at~~

~~1*^ p li at th' Rate I payd them— yo'' Lo'^l hath reserved to~~

~~yo"" self the best bills of Exchange & Ready money & there-~~

~~fore I thought I must pay them in Tobacco out of yo"" Lo1£^~~

~~Rents & did not thinke it convenient too much to undervallue~~

~~the Comodity of the Country, and for their Receipt of it I~~

~~have their full discharge l)ut what yo!" Lo^Z shall ord"" for the future in that affayre T shall Readily & obediently c()m])]y with.~~

~~tVor ^fajo*' h'it/harberts Complaint I Doe much admire at~~

~~that time, but of the particuler actions of that pson shall give~~

~~yo"" Lo^ a full account in one uud!' mv owne hand.~~

~~I have severall times put the Coll & Cozen Darnell in~~

~~minde of Complyeing with yo!" Lo'Z' Desires in pouring those~~

~~Rarityes which yo'' Lo^ Expects from them and have myself~~

~~proffered very greate Rates to severall ]>sons here to procure~~

~~them knowing how acceptable they would be to yo"" Lo!E but~~

~~finde the jieople here of that Ruggfnl humour, that I can finde 281~~

~~no pson that will inako it their busines for any Reward iin- lesse they should aecidentally take them. 1 Doe not Doubt but my (^o/en (Calvert and Darnell will themselves by these~~

~~Shipps give yo!' LolT a particuler aeeompt of their Care in this affavre, and if I ean for any gratuity whatsoever procure any such shall Carefully send them to yo'' Lo!!' by some of these Shipps.~~

J have also Keceived a coppy of tlu; Receipt yo"" Lo!£ gave to Capt Cornwallis for Rent of ^ome land here, and doe humbly take notice thereof, and assure yo" Lo^l that nothing shalbe done here in that busines without yof Lo"?.' further ordi" Hollinsworth hath also by his owne hand Delivered me yo!' Ijo'!!!.' L!! in his behalfe, and since the faith of the Country is passed to the Indians in that afFayre I have referred him to the Assembly the busines not being to be done by me nor yo"'

~~Lo^l^ Councill here I humbly conceive without their Consent.~~

I finde that the lines of those lands layd out for yof Lo'^T by Mr White are not at all for yo'' LopI' advantage the good land being in most left out, neither were the Surveys pfected although they were Delivered into the office by Mf White, but I shall use my utmost Endeavour to have yo" Lo!! Right done you in that case, which when I have Effected ] shall send you a Coppy of the Record of them, I have already

~~Resurvey'd yo!' LoPJI' Manno"' of Choptico and have throwen out many Intruders there, and shall take that Course for the~~

~~future, that all yof Lof"!' Mannol! here shalbe Cleare according to former Instructions from yof LoL^.~~

~~INI' Carew doth officiate at St. Maryes & so hath done since his comiug in, ct with A^ ffi)sters Consent, who is called away by Catholiques at patuxent, I Conceive the Catholiques of the~~

~~Congregation at S' Maryes, are very cold in their Contribution~~

~~to M!" Carew (who is so modest a gentlemau that I beleeve he 36 282~~

~~novoi" (Icjiiandod any thing of 'em. wherefore I Conceive he~~

gets little bnt what .small stipend his Patron allowes him, w"**

~~I wish be well payd. I have offered him my service to speake~~

~~to the C'atholiqnes about it, but lie wlioly refused it and seemes contented, yet I finde in Discourse with him a very greate~~

~~inclination to Remove from his Patrons to the Ridge in Ann~~

~~Arundell County, where he hath Reconciled some to the~~

~~Cliurcli, and I beleeve lie ho[)es of a more advantageous (though not more honorable) Patronage there—bnt this as a~~

~~secret !~~

~~Before \\"' Brookes died, he had a greate inclination tor a young A\oman here who is my servant to whom upon his~~

~~Deathbed he gave 3000" of Tobacco, and SOO'.' of Tob to the~~

~~Ciuu'ch, his Estate was very inconsiderable, and (after those~~

~~Legacyes are payd) if their be any Overplus, when got in I shall Retorne it to yof U"^ for his Brother ; his Scale according to yo"' Lo'Z^ Comands I send by this shipping.~~

The Duplicate of yo"^ Lo^i^ of the nintli of October I Re- ceived and Doe suppose that S' William Talbot will not come iicre without yo" Lo'!£' favour and Consent, for he is not so dull to thinke, that without that, it would be worth his time and trouble to undertake so long a voyadge. This ace* of

~~S' W" Talbot from yof Lo^I' owne hand hath much startled many that knew him, who Could scarce have beleived it had it come another way.~~

ffor the ])roffits of the place 1 have already ordered the collecting of them, and shall make a full Retorne of the produce of tluMu to yo"" Lo^i (I meane of what Can be Collected) this shij>j)ing but I feare the London shipps coming in so late this yeare, I shall finde it a hard matter to procure freight for all this shi])ping, but shall doe my utmost Endeavour, According to yo'' Jjo^T Comands I have sipnif\ed to those trentlenicn that .

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~~Si' William Talbots Comission is Revoaked by yo' LoET and he~~

~~is not like to Come here any more, I Retorne yo!" I^olT thankes for Retorning me that uoate of the bills of Exchange which I have Received.~~

The Duplicate of yo*" Lo^^r L!! of the 24'!' of October I Re- ceived, and doe not at all admire at Mf Henry Courseys informacon to yo!" Loll? about a boy one Thatcher a servant of mine, which savo" somewhat of his former kindncs and Car- riage to me, for had it laycn in his power to have Done me any mischeif I doe belccve he w'? have beene glad of nothing more then to have P^tfected it for my owne pt I doe protest I never Troubled any serv? of mine or any other pson alwut

~~Religion, and L Conceive Si" Joseph Williamson hath given yof L()£f satisfaction in that and that that was only a ly of~~

~~Courseys raysing, for the lad he is of very little use tome, and~~

if 8f Joseph Williamson pleases to take any Care for his passage I shall send him to him, and be glad to pleasure a pson that may be so usefull to vol" LoET (and consequently to mc) in a tiirre greater matter, but I Conceive that when Sf" Josej)!! sees him he Mill misse of his P^xpectation, for I never found any Delight or satisfaction in him in that musicall point, for which M!" Courscy or his father have famed him to be so Ex- cellent at. I Doe Remember that I did write yof LoL^ about sending yo"" Ace' by Cap' Pery but did not, but since I hope yo!" Lo^ hath Received it for I have sent it by five or six severa 1 1 oppert un i tyes

~~I should be heartily glad to hearc that the Controversy betweene his Royall highncs and yo"^ LoL'' about the Horekeele~~

&c were Determined, and I assure yo!" Lol^T it would be very wellcome newes to many psons here who have a Desire to seate and Inhabite there, and yet arc unwilling to Remove their o;oods Servants and stocks uutill thcv ccrtcinlv know 284

inul'' whose Governm' they are like to be but howsomever in the iiieanc time T sliall Encoiirao^e all psons that I Can to seate there, ct Endeavo'' tlie ])''servation of" yo!' Interest there to the utmost of my po^\er.

J humbly thanke yo!" Lo£[' for those Expressions of favour and Kindncs to Doeto" Whai'ton, and have a('(|uainted him of them tor which he is very thankfull, and will write yo^ Lo'Z more at Large himself by these shij)ps, I have already built a Countrv house for summer time at Zachva, according; to the fashion of the building of this Country, but by what I have

~~Done already I finde building here to be very Chargeable, and am lotli to bestoAv much more of it, least (though the place be so healthfull) wlicn I have Done Cis should not like it. I~~

~~Retorne yo!" Ijo!!I! thankes for sending me in that warrant foi'~~

~~Mr Allen, and shall punctually observe yo"" Lo'!£'' comands about yo' Manno" and Escheated lands, and from time to time shall give yo!" LoE? a pfect account of our pceedings therein,~~

^v'''' I hope wilbe satisfactory to yo' LolE. I Rejoyce much that my ffrend Mf Charles ffortescu is so well Recoverd & likely to live, I Retorne yo' LoL'' my humble thankes for giving me satisfaction in it, for he is a pson that I have al waves had a greate Kindncs and Respect for. Yo' LoPJI' of the 10"' of November in the behalfe of my Cozen Darnell I Received, and have already taken Care for an Employm* for him, which

I hope (when he is Capable to manage tt Execute himself) will pve very considerable to him, aud in the meane time finde him a sufficient competency to mainteine him, I humbly C^on- ceive yo' LoL'' and his father from his owne hand will Receive an account of my Care of him.

Yo' Lo^I' of the 12'.*' of November in behalfe of Mr Ste- phen (loffe by his owiic imud I Received to whom for some time I gave Enterteinm' at my owne house and have advised 28o him to an lionnest niun to live with this summer neare Zachiah that ho may be neare me, and withall I have jjiven him such advise and [)artieuler Cautions as I thouglit fit, and T shall aecordiuii' to yo!' Lo'!"!^ comands give you a ])ticuler account touching him, in a single Ll! only Relating to him, to which

~~I Referre vol" Lo!l' for full satisfaction concerning him.~~

Yo!" Iô"!^ of the 20? of November I Received, in which was Enclosed the noatc of the Tokens vol" IjoET was pleased to send me my wife and Cliildren, I have also Received the thinges themselves, as also my mothers picture which wilbe a great ( )rnament to my Parlo!" and though the Painter hath not tlone it for her advantage as yol" Iô!? ^vrites yet those thinges are much Esteemed here for all which Tokens of yo'" Ijo^L^ favo!" to me my wife and Children wee humbly Re- tornc yo"" LoL^ thankes. I have Received M^ Ogilbves Bookes but desire no more such p''sents, but shall answere yo'' LoÎ" Expectation to the

~~Gentleman, since yo'' Lo™ A\rites me you conceive my hon(/ is~~

~~Engaged, though such favo!" wilbe very Chargeable.~~

I Retorne y'' Lo!£ my humble thankes for yo"" greate Care Charge & Trouble in procuring me that Sallary from the Com" of the Customes, and shall humbly submit to what yor Lo^l shall tliinke fit and gratefully accept of what yof Lo^ shall please to allow me out of it. The Scale which yo' Lo!f sent me is Excellently well Done, and I have Re- ceived it, and am much better satisfyed that it is in steele then if it had beene in silver, for it I Retorne yo"" Lo'I my humble thankes.

The boy that yo" Lo{!l' designed for Cis is arived but hath a scall'd head, and though a little boy a greate Thcife, ^vhere- fore the scalld head makes him Dangerous, and his theiving quallity inconvenient if cured to be kept by me, so not to put 286

~~myself to that Trouble shall not Enterteine him, })iit Dispose of him som(nvhore neare me that I may have an Eye to him now cV: then that iiis mother when she desires it may have an aceoimt of iiim.~~

I Retorne yor Lo'^' my most humble thankes for yo!" kinde Enterteinm' to Richard Keene and his wife, at my Request, who are very proud of the favo"" yof Lo^' halh showen them. Yof LoPP^ of the 2r'> of November on the behalfe of

Mr Robert Dowglas I Received by his owne hand wliome at p^sent I Enterteine at my owne house, and Employ him to teach my Children and shall give him all E^ncourageni' that lyes in my power, shall Endeavour the promoting of a schoole here, and make him the Master in the meane time till he Can more advantageously Dispose of himself he shalbe wellcome where he is, but doubt he will not finde the people here so desirous of that benefit of Eiducating their Children in that nature as he might pbably Expect, for the Remotenes of the habitation of one pson from another, Avilbe a greate obstacle to a schoole in that way that I pceive yof Lo?? ariues at, and that would much Conduce to the ])ffit and advantage of the youth of this Province.

Yo' Lo'!!!" of the 24'.'' of November I have Received and touching yol" Lo*'i!' Dnes here I am glad to heare from yof Lo'l' that you are so well satisfved with my Care in that affayre the last yeare, and be assured My Lord that the very best bills I shall Endeavo"" to retorne yo"" Lo^ either by Bris- toll or London, but all of Ijondon If I finde them good and likely to be payd and for what shalbe wanting yo'' Lo^^' shall not neede to fearc that I will put yor ho^'J further then Bris- toll. when I Did write to yo"" Lo'!i^ that I thought a tliird pt. of the ''r()ba{;co made here the last yeare would b(> left in the

Conntry, wee had not then in the Majo' pt, of the sliips, but 287 afterwards there Came many more who I Conceive Carryed awa}' most of the Tobacco made last yeare of the Imposition of which I have already given yo"" Lo^ account and for what is left in the Country at any time, it is next to an impossibil- lity for me to give yo' ho^I an account but if any were left in the Country last yeare, it wilbe accounted and payd for this yeare, if it were good, and ke})t Avell & worth sending home.

I Ketorne yol" Lo'^' humble thankes foi- yof great Civillity to Cap' Dtinch in making him yo'' Admirall here at uiy Re- quest, who is very thankfull and ])roud of that yo" favof and hath signified his gratefull acknowlcgem' thereof to me upon Severall occasions since his arivall here, I hope their was no incivillity from Capt Dunch to yof Lo'^T but only some little Difference betweene Mf Burke and him.

~~I humbly thanke yo' Lo'^i' for giving jNl!' Arthur satisfiiction in his scru])le of my bill of Exchange of lOl payable to John~~

Lucumb, I forgetting to advise him of it, but I shalbe more punctuall with j\l!' Arthur in those alfayres for the future, and shalby thcis shipps scud him a Receipt for it, w*^*" will assure him that I allow of the paym' thereof according to yo!" Lo''£^ comand.

Touching that TOO Acres of land w'^^.'" I Desired yo!' ho^'Z' favof iu, it is since owned and an heir appeares who is in possession thereof, so that their is now no occasion to send an account thereof to yo"" Lo'!!' but when any such liice occasion againe p'"scnts, I sliall send yo!" Lo'!i' a full and Ample account of anything tliat I intend to desire yof Lo^'i!" favoiu- to graunt me.

~~My wile })'scnts her humble deauty to )or J^o'l' and is very sorry that the Squirells did not Come safe and that those that did had that misfortune, as for one to Escape and the other dy 28S~~

~~she will Endeavour the gettino- more this yoar(> and h()|K's that~~

~~they (if she gets any) may have better sueeesse.~~

~~I Did give Ml" Notley the trouble to Collect some dues of shipping in Patomeke River the last yeare but it was only~~

~~when T was out of the way nor doe I conceive (he having so~~

~~much busines of his owne) he would be willing to undertake~~

~~it, l)ut if he could be jjswaded to it, I doubt not but he would so behave himself in it that he would give vo'" Lo'!i' a greate deale of satisfaction, and Ease me of a greate deale of Trouble.~~

~~As for the Seizing of Winsor, Sencerfe & C^roscombe the last yeare for being Dutch built and tradcing with Dutch goods 1 humbly Conceive the suspicions upon them were sufficiently~~

~~Cleared at their tryall, and I Doubt not in the least that at their tryall their aj^peared no Reason for their seizure but only~~

~~.Jealousy, and for M!' Notley s pt 1 am Confident he neither is nor would be Concerned in anything that should be p'^judicial to yo!' Lo'!i' or the Governm' here, and if any abuse have~~

~~I)eene offered by them shipps it hath beene Conived and winked at by the officers of the Customc house where they have Cleared for they alwayes bring with them as authenticpie~~

~~Testimonials, and Certiflficates from his Ma'!!' Customers~~

~~Collecto''s & other officers as any Ijondoner that trades here.~~

I shall C\)ntinue in Doeing what Service I can for yo!" Lo^J! touching the Horekeele in ordf to w"'' on the 19'?' of June last I issued out a proelamacon und! yo! LoPP' greate Scale declar- ing and affecting yo!" LoP£' Right to that place and Erected the same into a County, and Called it by the name of Worces- ter County, assuring the then Inliabitants there that if they would take out Patents from yo'" Lo^ and take the oath of fidelity they should have all favo' and proteccon and also fi>r a further Encouragem* to them, did Empower one Jenkins

(whom I ordered to reside there) to take ])fe of their Rights to 289 land graimt warrants &c so that tliev miglit not be forced to travayle so farrc as St INIaryes for the Doein<>: thereof, and I having grauntcd the Indian Trade to one M!' Thomas clones a marchant here, and he alledging the most advantageous place for that was the Horekeele, & that that was yof Lo^J!^ right but kept from you by New Yorke, and he undertaking to Reduce it to yol' Lo^^^ obedience, I gave him a Comission to be a Capt. for the said County of Worcester, and to leavy men &c, and to march up thither aud take possession of that place for yo^ Lo^^E^ use, and Did associate with him one Cap' Paul Marsh of Somerset County. In Jones Comission

~~for the Indian Trade their is a Clause incerted for his seizing~~

~~auy Truck that lie should ketch any pson tradeing with w^'out~~

~~lycense first obteincd for the same from y"" I^o'li' or L"" here,~~

~~which is according to the Law of the Country. According to~~

~~his Comon Jones goes up to the Horekeele with a party of men, and there after some small matter of Resistance, brings~~

~~all there in subjection to yo^Lo'!!' and tooke the oath of fidel-~~

~~lity to you, but in Jones JNIanaging this busines he Avas a little~~

~~too Rough for he seized great quantityes of Truck for the~~

~~Indian ^frade, w*^*" was designed for Trade with the Indians~~

~~though he did nt>t ketch them tradeing with them, and used~~

~~them a little severely at first by bindiug theui etc upon which were mauy Complaintes, and though I am well satisfyed~~

~~Jones hath done yo!' Lo'!!' good Service in it and that their~~

~~were many Reasons to be given for his Actings, yet severall~~

~~psons here Exclaimed mucli of him, aiul hkkIc the busines~~

~~seeme much fowler then it was I Conceive because he had his~~

~~Comission from me and because I had somew' of a gratuity~~

~~for his Cohion for Indian Trade, wherefore to give all psons~~

~~satisfaction I in open Court tooke away and Cancelled Jones~~

~~Coinon for Indian trade, and ordered liim to redeliver unto 37 290~~

~~tlie Dutchmen all their goods he had i^eized of theirs w"^ lie~~

~~accordiiiii'ly did, and now the place Requires nothing more~~

~~then a Couiirmation of yo'' Lo^'j!" right to it, for it is now~~

~~peaceably possessed in yol^ lio^'j!* Right, and SurNnn'd by virtu~~

of yo'' JjO^^^ ord'.' for s(iverall of the Inhabitants of this Province, who yet seeme loth to Draw their Estates thither not Ocrteinly knowing who are to be their Masters, I humbly take notice of the Coiiion yo'' Lo^ gives me, and if nothing

but force will doe, I shall then make use of it to the utmost ag' all such as shall withstand yo"" Lo^Z^ Just Right there howsoniever hope yo'' Lo^'J! will pciu'c a speedy End to be made w"' his Rovall highnes about it. Though as yet many have not gone out of Maryland and Virginea to Portroyall, and those that have w'!' ill suecesse Enough, yet aboundance Remove dayly from Barbadoes and other Islands thither, and although they have Removed theire Estates have yet forgot provisions, whereby they are all almost starved for want of Corne.

As for the Magazine yof Lo^ seemes to Chide me for my neglect of it, the Assembly having taken such particular Care about it in the Act of 2^ a hh'.' cVr that Cap' Coop informed you 1 had sent for 20 Muskets by him 1 sent for fifty by him, but I thanke him he brought me none, I sent for 100 to

M'' Xotleys Correspondent, in all I sent for 250, of which I have but 20 come in, and that was from Bristol, the Reason of the not coming of 'em in according to my ord' is the warrs and trouble at home, but doe assure yo!' Ijo'1' shall tixkv such

~~Effectuall Care about it this yeare, th' yo!' Lo"l' shall have no~~

~~Reason to Chide nor the Country to Com})laine of me. ffor the use of Carabines in this Country I understand not there- f tre shall sen~~

~~Touch ino; the fines and amereiani'.' here nivself & the Coun-~~

~~(sill have p''suined to make use of them to Defray yo"" Charge~~

~~at C>ourt times and Assemblyes, but now tliey eome to be so small, that wee cannot be trusted upon Creditt of them, and I~~

~~am forced now to Knterteyne the Councill at my owne Charge~~

~~at St. Johns.~~

~~And Concerning all lands that are Escheated to yo'' Lol^' I~~

~~have yearly sent to the Respective sherriifs for an Exact account~~

but yet never could get any, this yeare I have sent out a strict comand to them for that purpose, I hope that will bring it, and as soone as I Receive it, I shall send it to yo"" Lo^*

Yof I^o^' writes you would have all Patents Recorded before they passe the greate scale I Conceive that was a mistake of yo'' Lo^Z^ Secretary, I humbly conceiving that it was yof LoP£^ Intentions, and meaning that all Patents should passe the greate Scale before they are Recorded, for I Conceive the Scale is necessary and Essential to the graunt, and that the graunt cannot in any way be perfected untill it hath passed the Scale, yet wee have beene forced to doe otherwayes here, that is after I had signed them, the Clerk(> to Record them, and then Deliver them to the Chancelo!" for the Chan- celct'' would not scale any Patent untill payd in money for the scale, and where one pson is able to procure money here, their is hundreds that Can procure none so that if wee should not have Recorded their Patents before sealed their would have beene such a Confusion in the Secretaryes office that it had never beene to have beene Righted againe, and truly I must needes acquaint yo' Lo^ that the Chancelo''s standing so Rig- orously ui)on his pay in money for the scale of Patents before he would scale them has not (mly hindered himself & the Secretary's office sufficiently but also many hundreds of people from taking uj) of land that otlici- wayes would have Done 292

it so that several 1 people at last have eome anion<>est themselves to question his ffees, and alledge that it Avas never consented to in the Assembly as other ffees have beene, and therefore have no Reason to jiay 'em at all, whereas had he let them freely had their patents his ffees for the Seale would never have beene scrupled I humbly Desire yof Lo^J!' full ord's in this busines, that such a greivance as this is to the

~~Country, and p'jndiee to yo^ Lo';^' in having yo'' Rents increased & Revenues inlarged may be quite throwne aside, and and that you Mall give ordf to the Chaneelo"^ accordingly,~~

~~Yo?" T^iqPp^ orders about 4^ a hundred Acres for Escheated~~

~~Lands to be gi-aunted from yo"' T^o'!? shalbe punctually observed.~~

~~I am sorry to heare JNIrs Boughton lost her Tobacco in~~

~~Capt Tully Avliich I hope she conceives not my fault but the misfortune of the times.~~

ifor my Cozen Brookes importuning to be Discharged of the Councill, I Conceive it was only to get a confirmcon of the place I had then given him & now since yo' Lo'l' hath beene gratiously pleased to Confirme it I suppose he \v'.'' be very well

Contented to serve yo"" Ijo'!!' as one of yo" Lo^f' Councill here provided he could but get off John Langfords 10' p ann but about this I conceive he will write yo'" Lo^!!^ more fully himself. The assembly hath beene prorouged in Reguard of my not

~~having any Comands fhmi yo'" Lo^i and the Speaker Mf Not-~~

~~leys being sick, but when they sit I will take speciall care to doe my utmost in Complyance w*.*" yo'' Lo''j^' comands touching~~

~~the passing & mending those Acts yo*" Lo»^' mentions in yo""~~

~~L!!.~~

~~Touching those 3 h''^' of Tob : that were missing Cap' Tully~~

~~hath given Caution that when ])aym' is made yo' Lo'^l' shall~~

~~have satisfaction. I Retorn vo' Tjo'!!' thankes for vo' kindnes 293~~

~~to my Brother I.iO\v, and liojie he will doe his P^ndeavo"" to~~

Deserve it from yo'' Lo^l' when oecasion p'^sents. My wife is yery glad the Dryed peaches came safe to yo"^ hand though not so good as the}' might have beene, had they beene p''serued by one that had more skill & Convenience. The season of the yearc is now late to pcure Tob. Especially good sweetesented, but if jiossible I can I will send yo"" Lo^' a hli*^, or w' I can pcure by some of these shipps.

If my Lord Willoughby and S!" Peter Colleton doe come into Maryland (as yo'' Lol^L \\rites they intend) though I doe not P]xpe('t that lunio'' here) I shall endeavof to give them the hansomest Reception and Enterteinmf here Maryland can afford. Concerning INl!' Gerards I^and I have Employed a

Surveyo" to Runne it over privately and am now satisfyed, that he holds Tenne or TavcIvc Thowsand acres more then his due and now assoone as Ever my busines is a little over, shall have it Justly surveyed, and Doe yo"" Lo^!^ and the said Gerard

~~Right in it, and if possible send yo'' I^oEl! an account of it by one of the last shipps.~~

~~I Retorne yo"" Lol!l! my humble thaukes fur the two hampers of wine yo"" Lo!!l! sent me, they prove Excellently good and come safe to hand without Damage.~~

I have according to yo"" LiO^yj comands put the g(jod men in minde of the Anniversary dayes yo" Lo£H would have observed here, and of their adding my sister Blackestones name to them, who doe all assure me they ^vill take all Care imaginable in observing yo' Lo?E' comands therein. Concerning those ffees sent in by ^NI"" T^anghorne for the Chancelo'' F did

Conceive it wholy Related to the Chancelo" office and that he would have beene so Careful! in that matter, as to have given yo"" Lo!!l! a ])arti(Milar accompt wherein the Difficulty lay, but since he hath not 1 shall minde him of it, what I uncPstaud of 294

it, is this, that in the said list of ffees is thinges Charged there that are never made use of here, and many things left out tiiere that wee have dayly occasion for here, hut for those thinges that are necessary here the said Directions are very nuich wanting in this in that it does not distinguish how much in lOvery pticulcr is due to the Chancelo'' for the scale, the

~~Rest belongs to the Secretarves office, where all the Records of that busincs arc kc})t and all writs Comissions Decrees ord? &c transcribed and >\ritten. As in the said list is alloAved for a~~

~~Subpena ad Respondend 2^ now the (piere is how much for the making and Recording it, and how much for the scale, the~~

Chancelo"" takes in all businesses that passe the seale, as much as if he writ them & kept the Records of them whereby it comes about that people gen''rally pay Double ifees in such Cases, Those that have beene acquainted with Chancery busincs in England alledo-e the IJ Chancelo'' takes nothing; for the seale of Chancery writt &c but that true it is when the

Lord Chancelo!" pens the seale, on a certeine day his Secretary gives notice to the Clerkes and other officers of that Court to attend who have any such Cursory pcesse to passe the Seale, and they pay the Chancelo" Secretarves but C/ a peice for one writ with another, and the number of them that are so sealed at one opening makes it very advantageous to those Secretarves, and the Residue of the flPees for such writs, goes to the severall officers of the (V)urt of Chancery, through whose hands they passe for this I humbly conceive yo"" Lo]^ may Receive full satisfaction from Ml" Langhorneand when yol" Lo!!£ sends me yol" ord' in that case, they shalbc fully observed, I only write this to yof Lo?£ the more fully that people may not pay twice for doeing tiieir busincs but that the Chancelo" tfee for

~~Every writ in Chancery may be Duly setled, or else (that since wee sit here in a Double Capacity aswell Chancery 295~~

~~as Provincial ( o''.' ajid one Clerke serves tor botli busiiies, and~~

~~wee try aswell Chancery as Provincial Co" busines at one~~

~~sitting) the same seak' (which is the lesser Scale of the Prov-~~

~~ince) that scales the Provincial \\ rits may also scale the Chan- cery writs, since one is as Cnrsorv as the other, and that only~~

~~Patents l\u'dons or Speciall busines touching publi(|iic atf'ayres~~

~~may ])asse inuV' the grcate Scale, but for this 1 humbly Re- serve it to yo'' Lo'!£.^ Directions by the next.~~

~~Acci)rding to yo"" Lo"I" comands about Coll Carters Land I have searched fully into it, and lindc that it is not Escheated, but that the Kent tor the same (with that he p'' yo' Lo^!£ in~~

~~England) is fully pd to this last yeare,~~

I will endeavo'' my utmost in psAvading the London Mas- ters to take into their severall Sliipps Billets as yo!' Lo!!li De- sires, and hope to give yo'^' Lol!ll satisfaction tiiercin. I am very g-lad to understand from vo!" Lo'*'' the Black walhiut planke has made so noble a shovell board Table. I shall

Continue the same Care in taking security here for all paym'' of bills of Exchange to yo"" Lo?J'^ and shall Endeavo'' yo"" Lo?P^ satisfaction herein according to Direction, and take foure l)ills, three of which I shall send to yo'' Lol'i! accom- panyd with L^!! of advise and the fourth keept here, I shall also send double Coppyes of all bonds for fearc of a miscarriage, and also of the Account of the Tobacco Ex})orted, which shalbc sent to yo'' Lol!i! tor yo"" Delivery thereof to the

~~Li^ Com''.' & Com''' of the Treasury. Assoone as 1 can get~~

~~Augustin Harman Downe here shall get him to ])fcct liis~~

~~Mapp and in(H'rt yof Lo'Ili' Manno""' in it accH)rding to yo!" ord' I have Received the bounds of Choptico Mannof and have since Resurveyed it with some additions according to yo'~~

~~Lo?£' ord'' with a Reserve, and of the Certitticate of Survey shall send you a Coppy by the last shipjjs. 296~~

~~That h'"'' of vines yo'' LoE£ tooko so nuich Care to send in~~

~~tlic last yeare by Capt Tally for want of Care in a timely~~

Delivery are all perrished and not one of them come u\) for which I am heartily sorry, having had greate hopes that if they had beene pnt into the ground in time here, that the soyle would have so well agreed with them that in a short time they woiikl have Come to a greate pfeceon here, and that

~~r might have beene able in some few yeares out of their produce to have sent yo' Lo??. a glasse of wine of the growth of this Province.~~

~~I Retornc yo!' Lo"^ thankes for pcuring Cap* Coojier and~~

Cap' Duuch the favo"' of a protcccon & also the liberty of wearing the Kings Jack. I also humbly thanke yo!" LoEE for yo"" Civillity to M''^ Wyan but somp Reporte here have buzzed abroad that my Letter procured her nothing, but what helpes she had in England it was by meanes of some Letters of the

Chancelo" Lady to some frends of hers there, who had assisted her, I have ac(piainted her husband. also of yo" Lo^^i^ Civillity and Kindiies to her, who seemes very thankfull to yc/ Lo^ for the same. Concerning that L? from his Ma'^ about

~~Thatchers sonne, I shall take notice of it wlien come to hand as yo"" Lo'IL Directs.~~

~~I am certeinly informed of the Arivall of (me Man of warre in \"irginia called the Barnaby, and when the ord's. come to hand, they shalbc punctually observed, I hope Majo"'~~

~~Gen^all Smith will have as little successe in that busines as the former Agent Coll Morrison, and spend their moneys~~

~~with as little satisfaction to his Employers which wilbe for yo' Lo^^ Interest here. And for the graunting of his Ma*'f* Kents in Virginia to the Lords Arlington and Culpepper, wee~~

~~have heard as yet nothing of it here, but suppose the news~~

~~wilbe vcrv unwellcomc to Sf AV^'" Barkelev. Those two acts 297 yof Lof;£ sent I Rec'd, and shall Deliver a C()p})y of Each to the Chancelo"" according to yof Lo^l^ ordf~~

Also I Received the Case of Mf Henry Scarborough stated, and also a Coppy thereof from his Attorney here, and when they make their addresses in ord"" to the psecution of it, they shall have all Right & Justice Done them, for I am well satisfyed Mf Scarborough hath had mucli wrong done him, of which the Chancclo'" I suppose is sufficiently sensible, and I conceive INl!" Scarborough did very wisely in making the

Chancelo'' a Defend? for some Reasons (w"'' I will comunicate to yo'' Lo'^ in another L!! of my owne writing) I will not meddle with anything as to Discourse with the Chancelo'' about that aifayre but shall wholy referre it to the Court and then fully pursue yof Lo'll" Directions.

~~Ifor th' 25'.' yo"" Lo^ is pleased to orcP me to pay unto the~~

Coll out of the proffits of the Secretaryes place this ycare, I have already owned yo"^ Lo''Z^ ord"" to him, and shall accordingly make Convenient paym* thereof to his Motlier, to whom he hath Desired me to pay the same, and truly my Lord I am very glad of the opptunity for she very much wants it, and I never knew him assist her in any thing of this nature before.

~~I have already acquainted my Cozen Brookes of yo"" LolH* ord? for the setling of a Court of Infiuiry about P]schcated~~

Lands of which I have Desired him to take notice, and shall use the utmost of my Endeavour that yo'" Lof!£ may have a satisfactory account given you in that aft'ayre. M'' Abbington hath since his coming in likewise made his Complaint to me touching that servant, and hath so farre satisfyed me that I am apt to beleive he may have had m rong Done him, though he hath still liad here the Repute of a pritty severe Master.

~~As to what yof Ijo^£ is pleased to write about ^P ffbster and~~

~~M' Warren, at that time my I^ord they both seemed to take 38 298~~

it very unkindly that yo" IjOÎ should Extend yo"^ favo" to others that were not come in more then t(j them Considering they had beene here so long, and therefore I did Endcavo" to give thom En(!Ouragem' that yof IôlT \vould Doubtlesse con- ferre the same favour upon them Avhich was all that I gave them, and now since yo"' Lolll hath confirmed them those dubious words of mine they both seeme to acknowledge yo' JjOÎ^ favo" and kindnes to them in a very high manner, and when this paym* does Comence to them, I shall observe yo' Lol' comands & stop the Corue.

That Act of Assembly that provides freight for yo"" LoL'' is yet in force, and by virtu of the same I doe Demand pportion- ablc freight in the Respective shipps for yo'' Lo^^ goods and doubt not of pouring sufficient to give yo'' Lo^ satisfaction.

~~ffbr such U^ as come to me under Covert from yoy Lo^ for other psons I have constantly taken such care for the speedy~~

Delivery of 'em as this Country affbrdcs, which is to send them by the first Conveniency of one that lives neare them, w"'' if such a Conveniency does not imediately p''sent, or the pson by whom I send them prove Careles it is no fault of mine here being no post office or way as yet contrived in this Province for the speedy Dispatch of the same.

~~Yof LoPJ:'^ of tlie 25"' of November 1 Received as also all those warrants that yo' Lolf mentioncs therein ^vllich I will safely Deliver to the psons that arc therein concerned. And~~

~~for that warrant yo"" LolE is gratiously pleased to graunt unto~~

~~Docto"' Wliarton, I Retorne yor Lo'!l^ my humble thankes, and~~

~~shall take Care tiie land slialbe s(>iz;ed for yo"" Ijo^Z^ use by the~~

~~sheritf of the County, and for the j)ayin' of the money I wilbe~~

~~his security and ord' yof Lo^ the money and for M'' Playdells~~

~~ffee I will take Care it be retorned him before I Deliver the~~

~~warrants acc(»rding to Direction. 299~~

~~As for yo"" Lo^I' favo"" to jVI"" Whito it shalbo taken notice of, and onV shalbo given to Ridgely to Keeord it according to yo' Lol' comands, so that M!" White shall findc wee dot liim~~

Right here, and if any otlier he in the like natin-e thev must Ruini the Hazard of wliat will Ensue, but those that I Either know or Can heare of that are in the same condition I shall give tliem notice liow to have it llemedyed (vizt) by yo"" Lo1£° Dispensation.

~~And as for Alanson if lie have had any injniy by any Sur- vey if wee can any way hnde it he shall fully Receive the benefit of yo"" LoP£* favo!"~~

~~The Comission and scale for Judge for ]>robate of wills &c~~

~~I Received and Delivered according to yo"" Lo""!" ord'' but touching this in one of my owne hand to yo"" Lo'H' I shall Dis- course more fully.~~

Concerning that favo!" yo^ Lol' intends to bestow on the widdow and Orphans of Bartholomew Coates Deceased this warrant is of no use, and S!" M"J Talbot did mistake the Case, w''' truly is thus—500 Acres of land in possession of Chand- ler, and pt of Oversee's Land lyeing in Portobacco Creeke over against M" flPookes Escheates to yo"" Lo^ Bartholomew Coates upon Confidence of yo5 Lo'!£Mavo!" built and Cleared upon it and I gave him an ord"^ to the Surveyo"" to Resurvey it according to the auntient bounds, that so knowing what it (^m- teyned might ascerteine his Reiiuest to yo"" Lo'^. It appeares by the Certifficate of Resurvey to be five hundred and fifty acres, a co])])y of w'*' I send yo' LoL^ It is all the Estate he

~~hath left to his wife and Children, which 1 hoju' yo!"Lo'L'' (they~~

~~having beene Servants to yo'' family) will graciously confirme to them, so that the liounds of the Land must be specefyed in~~

~~the warrant, and it having beene already survey'd and~~

~~Escheated a Comon warrant will not sei-vc, but their nuist be 300~~

~~a sj)e<^iall Recitall of the Escheate and bounds and then~~

~~a C'omand from yof Iio!lE to cause a Patent of Confirniaajn to~~

~~be here passed. Assoone as the severall sherriffs lletornes nie~~

~~their account of Escheated Lauds I shall send yo"" IjO*:!; a~~

~~fayre list of them, with their names, place where they ly,~~

~~quantity of Acres, goodnes of tlie Soyle &c and then I ho]>e~~

~~yo"" LoPj; will answere my Aunt Peaselyes Expectation,~~

~~Yo!' Lo''J!' of the 26'."' of November I Received, and I doe~~

~~humbly Retorue yof Loll^ thankes for yo"" great Care and Charge in pcuriug me that Sallary from the I^ords Com? of~~

~~the Treasury, and I shall use my utmost skill and Endeavof to~~

~~Com})ly with their ho^E! Directions, and I shall in obedience~~

~~to yo"" LolL^ comands appointe a person to Receive it but~~

~~shall humbly Desire yo!" Lo^Z' assistance in the procuring~~

~~payni' thereof, for w*out yo' LoT favo"" in following it there~~

~~I have very little hopes in pcuring it. I have Received~~

~~Ij'T from the Comissioners of the Treasury w"'' are to one and~~

~~the same Eifect as theirs to yo"" Lo!! was the last yeare. I~~

~~shall send to yo"" Lo!E by this Conveniency the lustrum' you~~

~~Comand Executed here as yo' Lo!f Directs, and also a particuler T/* from myself to the Comissioners und' my o\vne hand~~

~~to pay it to yo!" ]jo!2' or yof ord'~~

~~Touching the supposed mistake in my last yeares account~~

~~this is humbly to Certefy yo"" Lo!£ that their was no mistake~~

~~for it is true that their was arived 87 sliipps, but at that time~~

~~there was Cleared but 81, thost' wliic^h Avere not C'leared then~~

~~are to be allowed this yeare as yo5 Lol^ by the account Currant~~

~~herew'.** scut will see. I shall Endeavour to give the Ijords~~

~~Com" all iuiaginable satisfaction that can be according to yof Lo^il* comands, and make my account pfect and full both as to the Poi'ts they come from, and are bouud to. 301~~

~~I have Received that Dispensation of his Ma'.'?* and shall carefully observe the Com" ordr about it, of vv"'' I Received the Duplicate aswell as the Origiuall.~~

~~Yo' \a)^T of the 2'* of December in the behalfe of Cap' Bur- ges by his owne hand I Received, and am very well satisfyed that he hath given yo' Lo!!? assurance of his obedience and~~

Complyance Avith yo"" Lo^ for the future. I hope he ^vill performe his pmise in the same to yo'' Lo'''', and the more to urge him thereunto I shall give him all Encouragem' accordingly. Yoy LoPl' of the lY of December by Cap' Connoway I Re- ceived and accordingly thanked him for the Delivery of those things so Carefully and have assured him of all Encouragem' here, and to Countenance and serve him here in any Just thing that lyes in my power, which I doubt not but he will very well Deserve and gratefully acknowledge.

4"' Yo' Lo^I' also of the of December I. Received, together with the Books and Materialls for the Secretaryes office, and also the noate of the particular prizes of them all, and shall take Care according to yo'' Lo^Z^ Comands that yo'' I^oll! be

~~Reimbursed out of the proffits of the Secretaryes office for tliose tliat are for that use, and for the Rest shalbe yo'' Lo^* faithfull facto!-~~

~~I humbly Retorne yo!- Lo!! thankes for making good what was omitted by me in ord"" to the hogshead of Tobacco I sent~~

~~Mr I^anghoruc, and Doe allow of what yo"" Lo'lE payd for the freight and Custome thereof because Desired by Mr Lang- horne, and shall rc|)ay the same to yo!' Ijo'1'.~~

~~I shall also in obedience to yo!' Lol" coiiiands, write to the~~

Earle of shaftsbury and ni}' Lord high Treasunu' in which I shall Retorne them my humble acknowledgem'" foi- their noble fiivo'"* which Letters written with my owne hand I shall send unto yo!" Lo^l' with Dyeing seales. 1 also Re(!eived the 302 noate of Directions for the sevcrall superscriptions, and in my

Ll! to the Lord Treasurer, shall signify an account of the Tob. that is Exported, But as to the monethly satisfactory account this yeare, the 1/1 Came so lat(> to hand that it is im])ossible for me to doe it now, but the next yeare god willing shall

~~Comply fully with their I^olT" Desires and in my Letters to them shall intimate so much.~~

~~The Two (liests and the Keyes to them I have Received, as also the Acts of Parliam', and his Ma"."' ord!" of Dispensa- tion dated the 10"' of May 1G72, also I have Received~~

~~Twelve Drumheads and lines to them and the scantlings of~~

Blackwallnut, w"'' scantlings came so late to my hand, that by theis shi])ps I cannot send tliem to yo^ Lo'JI! but by the next shall use my utmost Endeavof to fullfill yo^ luO^E.^ Comands in the same. As for Ml" Lewellen in whose behalfe yo'' LolE writes to me, he is already Employed by M!" Notley so will need no assistance or favo"" from me, but if he should have occasion shalbe Ready to doe liim what Kindnes I can. As for

~~Ellis he is at p'"sent Employed by me, he is married here, and when it lyes in my power to show him any favo!' I shalbe~~

~~Ready for his fathei's sake. And as for M"" Chilcot of Ann~~

~~Arundell County, I cannot in liono'' make him sheriff of that~~

County, for the gentleman that now is in that office, hath so honnestly and hansomely behaved himself, that it would seeme very unhansome in me at p'"sent to Remove him, but if it in any other way ly in my power to serve AL Chilcot, when he comes to bring yo"^ LoT Ll! of Recomendation, I shall serve him in that way, that he shall owne yo!" IjO^^ favo*" & kindnes in Recomending him.

~~Yd"" Iio';[;^' oi' the It)".' of December J^eceived, together with those papers yo"^ Lo'^l' mentions Enclosed therein and shall piinctually oliserve yo' Lo'!£' Directions in Rclaccm to the 303~~

~~Com? of the Customc house, and shall also from time to time send to yo"" Loll! coppycs of all such Li" as shall come to me from his MaV' Com^ of the treasury, or others as I shall~~

~~Judge Convenient to be sent to vol" LolE and as yo"" Lo^i desires.~~

Sr llichard Belin«;s IJI is belialfe of M!" (jloujih 1 liave received, and shall Retorne him an answere giving him therein an account both of the Gentleman and his Cargoc, which if he husbands according to the advice and Cautions I have given him, I doubt not but it wilbe both for his owne advantage & for the satisfaction of his frends and Relations. 1 should be very glad for M!" Whites sake that the match betweene his Royall highnes and the Arch Dutchesse of Jusprugh may goe forward because he writ me word that he is in hopes of some

~~Employm' there.~~

As for that informacon of Thurstons to yo"" Lol2' touching that tract of land at the head of Gunn powder River al)ove the falls there (if it prove true) I shall Reserve two Manno" there for yof Lolf and shall give him and his son a graunt or graunts for what they shall Duly prove Rights for according to yo"^ r^o'f.^ conditions of plantation.

Aiid as for that informcon of that lyeing fellow Thurston about Hattons land I humbly conceive it is already answered in that I writ yo"^ I^o"^ already that their is an heire to it, who is now in possession thereof, and for the shcrilfs selling it J never gave any ord"^ to that Effect, indeed Tliurston was with me about it, but I Doubting their was an heire, and understanding something to that Effect, did doe nothing in it but told him if none such appeared he should have it for 17000'' of Tob, by which it may appeare to yo'' JjO^I it was not sold to any other. I Received a coppy of a particuler of all yo'

Lo'T Dispatches with a second bill of Lading as also the :^04 same from Ml" Burke, ffor tliose Li' to the Lord Chancelo' and Treasurer, I have already signifyed to yo' Lo^jl they shalbe written in my owne hand according to yo"" LoPf.' Com- ands, and for Thatcher in the begining of this L!! have fully answered that.

~~Yo' Lo^L' last of the 10"" of January I Received, together witli those Duplicates & other papers yo"" Lo!! Enclosed~~

~~therein ; I have informed M" Massey of the miscarriage of his~~

~~Letters from his trends for the which he is very sorry. I Re- torne yo"" Lo'!£ my humble thankos for yo!" greate Care and Trouble in pouring my sallary from the Comissioners of the~~

~~Treasury, which I hope yol" Lo'!!£ will Continue from time to time in the getting of it into yo"" hands.~~

~~According to yo?' Lo^l^ comands concerning the Horekeele~~

~~I shall Endeavo'' to give all due Encouragem' to all psons that will seate there, untill busines be Decided betweene yo"~~

~~Lo!f and his Royall highnes w"'' I hope yo" LoE£ will En- deavo" speedily to Effect, since it is so much for yo" IjoPI'~~

~~Interest.~~

Concerning Young and Tullyes bills I have already I humbly conceive given yo" Lo!!? a sufficient answere, and for the future I shall observe yo" Ijo££' Directions in ord" to the Draw- ing of the Bills of Exchange, but for the Letters of Advice they will and must doe that as they thinke Convenient, for in their L!! of Advice the Masters gives their Mar- chants Advice, that it is for the Dutyes of the ship &c upon which the Marcliant paves it, when pchance if the

Master drawes it generall, and without such advise, that is for the Dues of the shij), the Masters bill will certeinly be protested, by the Marcliant who hath no Reason to pay him any thing but iiis wages, and what he Plxpends upon 305 the ship and so conceive yor Lo!!£' best Remedy in a bad matter wilbe to sue the security liere.

~~Yf Lops most dutifull 2^ June 1673. & Obedient son Charj.es Cai.vkkt~~

~~No. 17. PART OF A LETTER-BOOK OF GOVERNOR CHARLES CALVERT.~~

~~that y?. gett li^ from him and my Cosen Cojiley as often as you can that I & my wife may haue the comfort of hearing~~

~~from them by the first Shipps next yeare, as to the moneys you~~

~~mention my Cosen Copley had, I allow of it ; The Allowance,~~

~~as you signifie, is somewhat high, and may be wonder'd at,~~

~~but in that I cannot as yett help my selfe, & Provided my~~

~~it well to Child do well I shall think the lesse of ; you did charge Cis to write to you often and pray putt him in mind~~

~~of his promisse in that particular. You signifie that doctor Walgraue and severall other familys are gon for france &~~

~~Islanders, and that if my Children want any Phisick M"'. Nel- son hast assured you he will procure an able Phisitian for~~

~~them ; for w"'' I thank you and for the good news of my Chil- drens health at Chelsy, & son Benedict at Hammersmith &~~

~~that he is (as you write) as lusty and brauo a Cliild as any in Middlesex.~~

~~I wish my wife had acquainted you afore slie left England what necessaryes she had provided for my Children at Chelsy & HamnKU'smith, that there might not iiaue been such a noise~~

~~of Complaints as you write there hath been in that particular ; 39 ;~~

~~306~~

~~l)iit I hope y' care w'"" my order to Brother Nick Lowe will be sufficient for the future, and that all partys will haue no more cause to apprehend a want for any thing necessary for my~~

Children : and besides my order w"*" I sent you some time since for my Brother Lowe to supply, I also sent Bills of Exc. to M!" Barnaby Dunck & desired his eye over my Children to see if all things Avere coniplyed witli by Nick Lowe : herewith

~~I send you an ace' of what Bills of Exc. and other moneys I orderd into my Brother Lowes hands, there to lye for sup])lying all occationes in relation to my Children and my other~~

Concernes ; so that I suppose I did all that was needful 1. Just now comes the Mate of one Capt Canham, and brings me Ires from severall persons ; with the mate came one Mr JesfVie Fleetwood who likewise has deliver'd me severall

~~Ires from y!" selfe my Cosen Mary darnall and other persons the dates of >" that came by the mate & Fleetwood are as~~

7'" 11'!' followeth, 4'.'? of Jan^ G'.!" of Feb. 17. & 30* of March, being six in all, by these Ires I am sufficiently made sensible how kind and carefull you haue been of my Children & Con- cernes and do assure you it is a great satisfaction to me and my wife to vnd'stand by all Ires from you and our other freinds that our Children were well and such care taken of them as doth sufficiently satisiie vs & th' they Avill not want any thing requisit for them to haue.

I will now giue some short answer to these last Ires I rec** from you, tlie Comand'' of the York Merch' Capt Christoph'' Evelin being ready for sailing, I received the Ires and other things you sent by Roddy, Partis, & Groome w"^ you make mentione in y" of the 4"" of Januf I haue received M' Black- tiuvatcs li^ w'^l' you mention in y" of the ()'!' of Feb.' and am glad M' Wyse was Avell and that severall persons besides D. Arthur was out vpon Baile—Yf Ire of the 7"" of March 307

~~maketh mention that Arthui- had ree*? Covell's Bill, as for my note due to Bar. diinck I haiie orderd him ])aym' out of the~~

~~Bill of Exc" for the Charles Walter duneh Comandl" it is good newes to me that y° appear'd vpon the Exchange, and I hope~~

God will protect you and all that are innocent from the malice of wicked persons, my wife and 1 am very very well satisfied that my Cosen darnall will trouble her selfe in seeing neees- sarys bought for my Children, and assist you in that aifaire, you did well to pay y"' respects to S.^ Clement Armiger, As for the Buttler's Annuity it must be ])'' out of the Yorkeshyre estate, for though I orderd my Sister fine hundred pounds out of that P^state, yet with this reserue that those should be allowed out of it likewise, and so much you must acquaint

Mr Alliband and my vncle Weld. As to your concerne and that of M''^ Rawlins I will drawne on Mf Barnaby dunch tor you both ; and am resolved to giue Order to my new Attor- neys to lett my howse, for since persons of the Romish per- swasion are not to be permitted to be in Loud" it will not be convenient for me to kee))e that howse any longer. My Bro- ther Henry Lowe hath not write though you mention that he was in Towne. by y'' Ire of the 11"' of March I vnd'stand that there has been greate trouble about a Gowne for my wifes

daughter Jenny ; and that you were Blam'd by some of my wifes Relatives, but 1 shall take care to cleere you in that or any thing else they may take vnkindly from you. My wife and I think as you do about the weaning of our son Benedict

Leo. and that till he Ikur' some teeth it will not be safe, but if the nurse should prone with Child, then oui- son ought to be wean'd out of hand, and I find yon liane taken care it shall be don in such case, w"^ was well thought of and 1 thank you kindly for the charge you gaue the nurse therein. You signifie that my Irish i-cnt has not been paid i)n( 1 li(»|)c care will be 308

taken bv my Attorneys in it wlicn it may be convenient to sue Morris & Cleyborn for it. As to Jn" the Coachman he must be disniist & ou^lit to haue been vpon his quitting my son's services, order shall be given to my Brother liow to pay hiiH (tf his waiics. I ;uu glad to viid'stand that M" Bayard her sister Dell Joynes tt her husband haue been carefull of all matters eoniitted to theire charge w"^ I will take care to requite them for, w'^'' y"" Ire of the ll"" of March I rece*! a copy of an

~~ace' w"'' you w rite, my Cosen Copley gaue you ; amounting~~

~~to 80' : 10" : Oo'^ as you made it, my Brother Nick low I hope hast satisfied it according to my order to him In your Ire of the 17'!' of ^Tarch I find that my wifes Brothers had caused~~

~~10' or 12' pounds to be layd out in cloths for the Children without acquainting any of my Attorneys but I suppose for the future ther(» will be a better vnderstanding amongst those~~

~~I haue im])lovcd to assist you in the care of my Children both~~

~~I and my wife snpposeing there was no such greate cause of complaint as was pictended.~~

~~I will in my Ires to my Brother Nick Lowe excuse your~~

~~not letting of him know where my son Cis was lodged ; As~~

~~to the barrel 1 of Tol) : you mentioned brought by (Jroome I freely bestow it on you to make Avhat you can of it. I am somcw hat troubled to understand that my Cosen Smithson had~~

\)^ l)ut one hundred pounds to my Sister out of my York- shire rentt and that as he writt word there would be so much money layd out in building a mannor howse att Danby & in repaireing some othei- Tenants howses there which will be lost

~~to me if 1 should be cast by S.": W" Blackston Your last li^~~

~~being the .'>()'.'' of March giues me the welcome news of my~~

~~Childrens healths and ])articularly of little Cis and was glad~~

~~to see the Ire he writt to you the lix' being not dated, but as~~

~~you concciue was to haue borne date the 25''' of March, I am —~~

~~:3()9~~

~~iicTV triad to vndcrstand that M'' Wysc is well and tliat you ho])e he will continue so and that he lias reeeiued moneys for~~

the Tob : I left in his hands 1 am glad you ae(iuaint(d M' Wyse of the part I hold in the Cêcelius and by that meanes caused a stoj) to be made ol any paym' for fraiiiht which you siguifie was demanded of Mr Wyse. As to the Ladies con- eerne I will take care it shall be made good to her. You signifie tliat my ires by the Iôwe were not come to your hands whicli I wonder much att, for by Cap' Oswould AVHieately I sent a j)acketi vnder couer to Ml' Daniell Arthur, which I desired tlie master to deliuer to Mr George Côrnish, who I vndcrstood was to meete him att the Isle of Wight, but if Mr Cornish came not there I then suppose the master might deliuer my packett of Ires to a passenger that went in his ship, who had beene boatswaine of the Charles, wlien I came ouer, and if that person had them I hope he would be carefull to deliuer them. I am glad my vncle Wild came of weW before the Lords, but am sorry he is not one of the new parliam' I vnderstand Collf Spencer is Secretary of A'îrgi^ and about four or fine dayes since did congratulate him the new

honour he had thereby receiu!* from his Ma'!" ; this being all att p'sent I haue leisure to write only to assure you that by all opportunities you shall hcare from me, and the same I desire from you, and that you will likewise mind my Attorneys

~~(viz) M.' Nicholas Lowe M' Thomas (lilliert and M' Barnaby~~

~~Dunck to Avrite by euery shipp and that you giue them notice when any shipp shall be ready to sayle and so I rest p Capt. Evelin Your nciy loueing Iricnd~~

~~9'" July 1()7I). C B.~~

~~Bills of Exa" on Barnaby Dunck payable to Rich!* Burk or ord!" for forty pounds sterling, being for his wages S: Annuity 310~~

~~Maryland 10"' Jully 1679.~~

~~Cosen Da run 11~~

~~r liauc MOW to iiiuc you thanks for your souerall letters of~~

~~those following' dates viz 2'.' January 6"' feb. & 16'.'? ditto~~

~~3"? mareh 7"* & 26"' ditto by these letters you haue taken a great deale of trouble and |)aines in letting- me know in what~~

Condition niv Children were in vuderstandino; from others as well as from your letters your great kindnesse towards them for whieh my wife and I returne you hearty thanks begging the Continuance of your (\ire and kindnesse towards them and that you'l please to write by all oportunities to vs as you haue donn I was very sorry to vndcsrstand of my Cosen your husbands Indisposition as Likewise for the great trouble he finds at present there I shall heerwith send him a supply of moneys as alsoe a small tocken of my kindnesse to your selfe

~~which He desin; you will accept of from~~

~~Your attec' Kinsman Deere Coosen C. B.~~

~~To M'-^ Mary Darnall at the Lady Summersetts~~

~~house neare heme Stile Li London p Capt" Eueling~~

~~]()" July 1()79~~

~~liills of Exe? on M' I^arnaby Dunck to pay vnto M' Phil-~~

~~lij) darnall the sume of twenty pounds sterling and to take~~

~~recei[)t for the s'.' sume ; first & seeond.~~

~~10'" July 1679.~~

~~liills on ditto payable to M" Mary Darnall lor Tenn~~

~~pounds sterl first & second Bill, one p Evelin, other p Sheppard. —~~

~~311~~

~~Maryland Jullv 10'.'' 1679 Deere Sister~~

I have received yours by Mf fleetwood and for your sake I shall shew him what kindnesse lies in my ])()Nver I writt to you by Capt" Oswold Wheatley but doe not vnderstand you haue received that letter therin I gaue you an aceompt of our ariuall and well being I was once resolued to haue seene you this summer but the death of M' Notley hath Caused such an alteration in affaires with me that I Canot possibly quitt the prouiuce this shipping wliich is noe small trouble to me this with my humble seruice to aunt Summersett is all I will trouble you with and therfore Conclude as I am

~~Your most alfec' Bro.~~

~~Deere Sister C. B. To Madam Ellizabeth Calnert In London p Capt? Eveling~~

~~Maryland Jullv 10* 1679. M' Allibond~~

~~I haue received yours of the 10"' feb, by M' fleetwood and~~

~~was glad to vnderstand by him that you and your wite were~~

~~well and at yt)ur house in London I had not received any~~

~~from you vntill this by mf fleetwood you may be asshurcd I~~

~~shall show the Gentleman what kindness I Can and wlierin Else I Can seme you~~

~~You shall find nic Your most aff. freind~~

~~C. B. To M^ Richard Allibond In London. 312~~

~~Maryland Jully 10'" 1079. Good Brother~~

~~I will now acknowledge the receipt as alsoe giue you~~

~~thanks for those letters I haiic rece*? from you the last to~~

~~which I haue not as yet giuen you an answere are of the dates~~

~~following 22!!! feb. 25'!^ March the first of these you mention~~

~~to haue sent me seuerall letters but I haue recevd but one~~

~~more besides these I haue already mentioned ; I am glad to vnderstand you are soe well discharged from your old ac-~~

~~(juaintance and knaue Bellamy your other letter of the 25'." of March mentiones that you had writt at large to me by the~~

~~same Conueyance that it Came by, but I haue not receiued~~

~~any such letter as yet you acknowledge the recept of mine of~~

the 15"' feb. by a Lime Vessell and giue me to vnderstand that you had suplied my Children with some necessaries afore that request of mine came to your hands for w'=" both I and my wife most kindly thanke you and alsoe for what you wrote Concerning Mf Arthur hauing some time since sent directions for the drawing out what moneys I had in his

hands As to your Concerne in your Brother Vins hands I haue donn what I durst doe betwixt two brothers and at last haue procured for you twenty six hoxeds of tobacco as by the Inclosed accompt yon will perceiue but I was Ci)n- tentcd to be disaj)})ointed my selfe rather then you should be any longer without some returns from him and of this you

will be satisfied by the Inclosed letter whicli I received from him with the noties for the twenty six hoxeds; more 1 will P^ndeuor to procure for you the next shiping for you mav be assured I will be your faithfull solicitor herein, no\v Brother as to the Effects I haue already Consigned vnto you being as

~~followeth, fii*st with my letter of the 5"' Marcii I sent you~~

~~bills of Ex- amountiup; to the summ of 281'.. lY.. 0**. further in 313~~

~~my letter to you of the 25'?' Aprill I sent you two bills of~~

~~Ex^ of Bodflys & Ellys for tlie summ of 166'.. .3'.. 4^ all~~

~~which I hope will conic .safe to your hands, 1 alsoe sent you an order for M' Wise and Lombard to pay you the produce of~~

~~tiic tobacos left in theire hands, and alsoe the Interest of wliat~~

Cash I left with them being 2000'^ for which there was 5' p Cent to be j)aid me, I shall renew those orders and send them againe with this hauing lately vnderstood that the said Wise & Lombard banc sold the tobaccos to Mf William Dropc. I

~~Lik('\vis(> am aduised that John the Coachman who waited on my son was sometime since dismissed from my sons seruice and tiiat notwithstanding his Avages ran on still, therefore vpon~~

~~your recept heerof I desire and alsoe order you to pay him of~~

~~his said wages which by agreement Avas 6' for the whole yeare,~~

~~heerin pvny failc not. I haue thought Htt and pivsumd to (institute you my CV^sen Thomas Gilbert M'' Barnaby Dunck and my seruant Richard Burk my attorneys to act for me in~~

~~Case of any law of suites or other businesse w''*' may hapj)cn~~

~~before I see you, by vcrtue of whicli letter of Atturnev I~~

~~must desire you with any two or three of my attnrncys to see~~

~~my house Ictt that I banc in Southhampton building for as much as you can gett and when any Tenant presents to take~~

Care that an accom])t be liad of all my things and a note of them all be taken by you <& Rich':' Burk, and the goods and things lodged in some place where you Ml" Dunck &Ric!']5urk shall think fitt, so they be carefully secured, herein (xood

~~Brother pray failc not, and in particuhir to take Speciall care~~

~~of my Trunck in my dressing Roome in w''!' are my deeds ct~~

~~writings for all my Estate in Engl!' Ireland <\: Else where,~~

~~this and the Ciiyq of my Children and that I may hcare often from you is all 1 will desire and trouble you with at 40 314~~

~~this time with my very kind respects to my Sister I remaine~~

~~Deere Brother Your affee* frend & Seru.' To M' Nicliolas Lowe C. B.~~

~~merchant in Philpot Lane In London p Capt° Paneling post script~~

~~Brother~~

~~Vpon the remoiuill of the goods and other things in my house aboue Specified my wife your Sister earnestly entreats~~

~~you that great Care may be taken of a great trunck w"'^ stands~~

~~in lier Chamber betwixt the bedd and the Chimney there being~~

~~in it seuerall bottles of Cordiall Waters and Likewise some~~

~~flent glasses which will all be broke if not with great Care~~

Carried away ; it is alsoe requested that as much Care be taken in the remouing my wifes best Chest of drawers and that an Exact accompt be taken of the things in them and lastly that my Scritoire in my dressing roome be Carefully remoued alsoe which is all at this time from

~~Your Lo : Bro in Law p Capt" Eueling~~

~~I send y" herewith a Bill of ^~~

~~Exc^ for Cap* Evelin's dutys drawne I 50^: 1 6': 04*?~~

~~14 July 1079 on Tho. Griffith for the sume of i~~

~~on Bro. N. Lowe in fauour Yours,~~

~~of M" Jiawlins for fine pounds sterling C. B.~~

~~Maryland Jully 15'MG79 M" Byard. I am informed by my wife of your great Care and kindnesse vnto my Children for which I kindly thanke you I alsoe —~~

~~315 am aduised that you haue layd out in necessaries for my Children to the valhie of four pounds sterling or thereabouts~~

~~which sume if it be not already allowed and paid you by my~~

~~Brother Nick Lowe you may demaund it of him and alsoe the~~

~~sume of fine pounds sterling which with the five pounds lent you by my wife at Chelsey will be tenn pounds which sume I intend you as a recompence for yo' Care and trouble about my~~

~~Children and soe I rest Your Loueing freind~~

~~To M? Byard at Chelsy C. B. neere London p Capt" Christopher Eueling.~~

~~Maryland 15'.^ Jully 1679. Good Brother~~

~~That which I haue written to M" Byard in the aboue letter to her I desire you will doe me the fauour to Comply with~~

~~(viz) in relation to the mony aboue mentioned and Charge~~

~~what }^ou pay vnto her to the accompt of~~

~~Your Lo : Bro : in Law~~

~~To Mf Nicholas Lowe C : B : mer' in Philpot Lane In London.~~

~~Maryland 14^:1 Jully 1679 Dick Burk.~~

~~I haue appointed my Bro : Nick Lowe Mf Thomas Gilbert M' Barnaby Dunck and your selfe to be my atturneys~~

~~Reuoaking the former power I left w'/" Copley, Arthur, and~~

~~Allibond and wheras I haue writ to my Brother Nick Lowe to Joyne with you and M' Duuck in the setting of my house~~

~~yet if the times should be any thing more faueorable I would~~

~~then haue you tell my brother from me that you & ho may 316~~

~~forhcaro lotting!: of it vntill my furthor orders to you and tli(>~~

~~rest of" my atturneys by the first shipp from hence next fall~~

~~I rest~~

~~C. B.~~

~~14!^ July 1679 J>ri)thc'r Lowe~~

~~I did by a former order as now J doe againe by this desire you to ]iay out moneys to My seruant Richard Burk for the occasions of my Children and alsoe to reimbourse the said~~

Burk all such moneys as he had lay'd downe in necessaries for my Children afore that order of mine came to your hands, or since and that what moneys you pay him for the occasions aboue Specified you take perticular receipts from vnder his hand the which I desire you to keepe for

~~Your affec Bro : in Law~~

~~To M! Nicholas Loavc— C. B. In London.~~

~~14^ July 1679 M^ Dunck~~

This goeth by Capt! Christopher Eueling and is the last opportunity T shall haue of sending to you vntill the returne of the shipping by C^apt" Sheppard (bmand' of the S' George who is yet in Pottomock, I Avritt you a letter dated the first of June & therein w'cre inclosed seuerall bills of Ex! for the sume of 1432'': 7': 2* the second bills for which suiues as alsoe a CV>ppy of that letter I send you heerwith ; I Likewise haue lieere Enclosed a letter of Atturney to your selfe Bro : Lowe,

~~Mr Thomas Gilbert and Dick Burk for you to act in my be- liallc in Case of any Law of suits which may happen about any part of my Estate in England or Ireland or on anv other —~~

~~317 occasion whatsoeuer, (Icsircing you as I haiie formerly doun to~~

~~Enquire after my Children and to know of Dick Burk how they are furnished and supplied by my brother Lowe whome~~

~~T hauc desired to su})ply thcire wants, he haueing moneys of mine in his hands to that pui'pose. Tliere was shiped on the~~

Virg* factor Robert Jowlcs Comand!" tliirty fine hhds of tobacco on my accompt, and iifteene vpon Thomas Notlcys aecompt wlio is dead and I and Coll Rozier are Executors to his Estate soe tliat I desire those fifteene as well as the thirty iiue may l)e sould by you onely I desire that the accompt may be kept seuerally. I hauc drawne a bill of Ex'^ on you in fauor of Richard Burk for forty pounds ster. which when tendered pray (*om})ly with being- dated the lO'?" instant a bill drawne on you of the same date for tenn pounds paiable to M" ]Mary Darnall and one other of the like date for twenty pounds paiable to M!' Phillip Darnall all which I desire that you \\\\\ be pleased to satisfie according to theire seuerall tenours. And now I haue onely this to request that you will be pleased to buy for me the seuerall particulars sett doAvne in a memorandum heerwith sent you and that by the first and safest opportunity they may be sent to me and that you will be so kind as to write by all opportunities to

~~Mine and Avifes kind respects Your I^o : freind to mad"^ Dunck and the same C. B. to your brother~~

~~14!!: July 1(579 Cosen (iilbert~~

I hope you will be so kind as to excuse the tn>ul)lc 1 hereby p'^sume to throw vpon you, and not onely this but likewise that you'll pardon me for nominateing you one of my Attor- neys w''"' I begg you'll i)lease to accept of your Relatione to 318 my wife and y'

~~you ; Assureing you when it shall lye in my way to serue you~~

~~I will as readily do it as any Relation or freind you haue : I haue herewith sent a Ire to the 1/ Anglesey and one to the~~

~~Lord Tsaueonberge w"''' I begg you'll favour me to deliver w"" your owne hand, and putt theire Lord"!!' in mind of theire kindnesse they promised to shew me in my Absence and that~~

I would haue returnd this shipping but haueing lost him that was my I^ieu* Gen' here and the greate Apprehensions of misehiefes from Forraine Indians w'^.'' the managem' of Affaires in Virginia hath drawne on vs oeeationes my stay vntill the next returne of shipping ; And if any thing relateing to my

Province should be moved at the Councell for Forraine Plan- tationes that you ^vould please to appeare there for me and lett th" know the reason I returne not as I once resolved to haue don : S"" Rob' Southwell who is Cheife Secrr to the Lords for Plantatione affaires will acquaint you if any thing be moved at that board, to whome give my humble service ; and if you can when the other oeeationes will permitt it present my humble service to the Marquis of dorchester and Lord

Craven and desire the continuance of theire Lopps. favour towards me you will herein highly oblige me whome you shall ever find gratefull for what civilitys and favours you think fitt to lay on deare Cosen Yr Affec' freind & serv' C. B.

~~Copp\-s of Ires to M^ Barnaby Dunck from the 24".' of No- veml/ 1G71) to the of 1680.~~

~~This is by a Beddiford vessell, named the beginning one~~

~~Atkins Mr tfe being the first bound from these parts, I thought 319~~

~~it necessary to giiie y" notice of my receipt of yours of the~~

~~7*? August with the enclosed ace? of Daniell Arthurs ballance w"? y? haue rec*! Cap? Phillipps, Oswold Wlieatly, young Edw? Paine and Cap* James Strong being arriued here from~~

~~Lond? and now your Bro : Walter is dayly expected by whome~~

I hope to receiue a further ace? from y? of the bills of Ex* I sent y? by Cap* Eueling Comand!" of the York Mercli', which were duplicatts and the second Bills to those which went w*?*

~~Cap* Sheppard both w".'' Shipps I was informed by Strong were iust arriued in the Downes as he sett saile from thence.~~

I and my wife hold our selues much obliged to y? for yo?' great kindnesse and Care of our Children as also of my concernes in yo"" hands for w".*" I will endeavour to make some suitable returne in any thing wherein I can serue y" and yo" By the first Lond? vessell I will giue y? an answer to yo" aboue menconed and hope to be able by Phillipps to consigne a small quantity of my Ridge tob : haueing an ambitione to send some in that lucky Shipp. Mine and my wafes kind respects to Mad* Dimck w*?* the same to yo!" selfe I rest

~~Yo!" Loueing Friend~~

~~Vast Cropps of Tob : made in virgr and this Province so that~~

~~I do expect it will be a drugg ; its sayd that there is made this last Cropp in Virg"- as much as has beene in three yeares togeather and in Maryland the greatest Cropp that euer I~~

~~heard of.~~

~~Decemb' 30*!> 1679 M' Dunck~~

~~This goeth by Cap? Philli})ps who this day came from~~

~~Arrundell into Patuxent River and only Stayeth for this Ire. On Christmas day your Brother Walter came into Patuxent — ——~~

~~320~~

~~w'.'' the Charles and is now goin^i' nj) with her to Severne from whence is expected within three dayes the Lone Oswold~~

~~Wlieately Comandr Yo" p yo!" Bro : AA^alter I hauc rec'! for which I kindly thank yP. and for the trouble y? haue in my~~

Coneernes I haue not had any Leisure as yett to pervse any of yof Ires so as to be able to returne that answer which I intend to make by the next opportunity and shall only now desire y? to take nt)tice by this that if my h(nvse in Southampton

Buildings be not lett out that it be ke])t vnlett and my goods to remaine therein haueino; chanixed mv resolucons touching my Children whome I no\v resolue shall Hue togeather there and to that end 1 am resolued to haue my Son Cecill sent for to towne hopeing by May to be with them my selfe. I am satisfied from severall hands of yo"" Care and kindnesse to them the which I j)ray continue towards them and also that y" will take Care with my other Attorneys that my Concerns noM' in Chancery may not suffer for want of good Couneell and such necessary disbursements on them as my Seruant

Richard J^urke shall informe \° from A\home y'.' ^vill haue an ace' of what I can but in short now hint vnto y" being resolued to enlarge in this and other matters when my Iiowse is Cleere from the Crowd of peo])le which this Christmas I haue with me. V>y the Crowne Malegoe I send y? tenn hh'^.' of my

~~y'' Kidge Tol) : which I desire will lett goe with the rest to~~

~~Holland where I hope for a good markett it being good bright Tol) : and Suitable to that place. Mine and my \vifes respects t(» yo' selfe and Mad" Dunck I take lieave in haste~~

~~Yo!" Trudy Loueing I'^-icud~~

~~I iiaue rec!* all the goods y." shij)t and sent me on the Charles with mv thankes for the same 321~~

~~Feb. 13'" 1679 Sf~~

This serues Cheifly to advize y? that I haue drawne three bills of Exf all of one Tenor and date for thirty pounds three shillings sterling payable vnto Ml" W" Meade or his ord' haueing rec*! the value thereof of M!" Robert Roberts which I desire you will punctually Comply with and the same place to the ace' of Yo'' very loueing Friend To Mf Barnaby Dunck

~~Merch* att S! Marie Hill Lond°~~

~~Feb. 26'" 1679. Mf Dunck~~

~~Sr.~~

~~I haue drawne on y? this Day three Bills of Ex* all of one tenor and date for the Sume of three hundred fifty fine pounds Sterling payable att thirty day sight to M? Katharine~~

~~Grudgefield or her ordf in part of fine hundred pounds sterling a Legacy left her by her Bro: Thomas Nottley~~

~~Esq! Dec^ late Govenour of Maryland which Bills pray accpt and pay punctually according to teno!^ take receipt for the same and place it to the ace' of Yo' Loueing Friend To M' Barnaby Dunck~~

~~Merch' att S' Marie Hill in Lond"~~

~~41 322~~

~~No. 18. WILLIAM PENN TO CHARLES, LORD BALTIMORE.~~

~~[Indorsement.] W" Pens Letter to my Lord Baltemore of the 10"' of Aprill 1681~~

~~[Superscription.] For my Honor'? Freind the Lord Baltimore (iovf & Propr"- of Maryland~~

~~AVcstminster 10'." 2""" Ap. 1681—~~

It haueino- graciously pleas'd the King vpon divers good considerations to make me a neighbour to Mary-land, I thought it necessary to make some offer of Freindship, & give a fitt rise for a future good correspondence. I omitt the Per- ticulers of my pretentions, they are so kindly & amply exprest in the Kings letter & to a man of good sense, 'tis enouirh to lie once told of the matter.

The Bearer is a Gentleman & my Kinsman, to whom I haue left the manage of my affaires ; as his integrety will in- sist v])on my right, his prudence (t experience will always guide him from an indecent thing. I only begg one thing

~~'tis short but the text of all th' can be said, do to me as thou~~

~~Avouldest be done to. I am a stralnger in the affaires of the~~

Country, he can haue little light from me, I do so much de- ])end v])on the influence & prevalence The Kings goodness will haue vpon thee, th' I omitt to be any further solicitous, belieueing th' a great & prudent man, \vill always act w"' cau-

~~<^' tion obedience to the mind of his I'rincc ; .•^o th' this 323~~

~~lettf was rather to be civil, then to pass so ill a complem'~~

~~vpon the Lord Baltimore, or the Kings letter, as to think it~~

~~could giue any aide to the one, or light to the other.~~

~~I shall conclude w* this re(jucst that It would please thee~~

~~to giiie my Cousen & Deputy all the dispatch possible in the business of the bounds th' obserueing our just limitts in th* & all other things we may begin & mantaine our Just & freindly~~

~~intercourse w""* I do here promess to endeavour & obserue on~~

~~my part w**" all the truth & care Imaginable ; & whateuer~~

~~favours he receiues, I shall place to my account ; & perhaps~~

~~there are many ways by w'^^ I may discharge them, w'^^ may giue the Lord Baltimore reason to belieue I do not undeserue the usage & quality of his Very true Freind~~

~~My Respects to thy lady W" Penn.~~

~~My Kinsmans name is William Markham.~~

~~No. 19. WILLIAM PENN TO FRISBY, JONES, AND OTHERS.~~

~~[iDdorsement.] W? Penn's Lfe of the 16'*' 7"'' 1681 to some Inhabitants of Baltemore County~~

~~and Cccill County.~~

~~[Superscription.] For James Frisby, Edw!^ Jones, August 324~~

~~Herman George Ouldfeild, Henry Ward & Henry Johnson at their~~

~~Plantations in Penn-Sylvania~~

~~[Indorsement.] received this let!" out of th? hands of Jn? Highland comming~~

~~from Sy"^ W™ Penn from London, witli Mr Haige, at my house in Boheiu. man" the 14. January A? 168| Seal. into my Custody. Penn Teste Augustine Herrman- Arms.~~

~~London 16'^ 7^1' 1681 My Freinds~~

~~I hope I do not improperly call }^ou so, because in being so, you will extreamly befreind your selues, as well as perform an a(;t of Duty to the King & Justice to me.~~

~~I am equally a strainger to you all, but yf being represented~~

~~men of substance & reputation in th' part of the bay, w".** I~~

~~presume falls within my Pattent, I chose to take this opertu-~~

~~nity to begin our acquaintance tt b}^ you w'J" the rest of the people on yf side of my Country & do assure you & them, th' I will be so farr from takeing any advantage to draw great~~

~~proftits to my selfe, th* you shall find me & my goverm? easy~~

free & Just and as you shall study tt) be faire & respectful! to me & my Just Interests, I will not be short of giueing you all reasonable assurances on my part th' I will Hue kindly & well w"" you & for this you haue my word under my hand. I

~~think fitt to Caution you, (if within my bounds, as I am ready 325 to believe, but I desire no more then my own) th' none of you pay any more Taxes or Scssm'f by any order or law of Mary-~~

~~laud ; for if you do, it will be greatly to your own wrong as~~

well as my prejudice ; though I am not conscious to my selfe of such an insufficiency of pow"^ here w'? my Superiors as not to be able to weather th' difficulty if you should. But the opinion I haue of the Lord Baltiniores Prudence as well as Justice & of your regard to your own Interests & future good of your Posterity, makes me to wane all objections of th' nature & to hope we shall all do the thing th' is Just & honest

(w°^ is allways wise) according to our respectiue stations. I have no more to add, but my good wishes for all yf happiness, & th' by the help of Almighty god, next Spring, you shall haue some testemony of my best endeavours to contribute towards it, as becomes my Duty to god, to the King & to their people. I am

~~Pray Salute me to 1 Your Reall Frd : all y!" Neighbours j W^ Penn.~~

~~No. 20. WILLIAM PENN TO CHARLES, LORD BALTIMORE.~~

~~12 March IGSf~~

~~Ire to me from M"" Pen~~

~~being in to the L** Baltemore^ of the 24"' of Janu' 1682~~

~~My Noble Freind~~

~~I must needs hold my selfe obleidged to thee for tlic Civil~~

~~Reception I found in Maryland as well as th' respect th' was 326~~

shown by tlie last express, the news it brought gave Credit to a Riinier I was unwilling to receive, I mean the death of thy Uncle, a man of Prudence & Ingeneous Conversation. It is a Scnnon of Mortality, & so much vigor to be so soon vanisht, shows w' fraile things we are, & how little we act the wise cV: the good men to persue w'.'' stifness a comfort th' cannot kec]) us Company further then the grave.

My many ct urgent businesses would not give me leave to send the Inclosed sooner, I hope the delay has proved no manner of disappointment to thee of an Apology in this affaire I will say no more till we meet. A Story came the other day to my Ears that the Lord Baltimore was w'? Cap' Conw^ay at Cap' Wards, their takeing an observation, as also up the

Sasquchanagh River ; but I gave no Credit to it, takeing it for graunted That I should have had notice of so neer an ap- proach from the Lord baltimores order, the thing being of th' moment & in me disrespectfull had I had reason to have beleived it, not to have waited vpon him, & he so neer. I hope by the end of this month, to have some prospect when I may attend thee (the GenV Assembly sitting at this time) I am extreamly desireous to yeild in all points not essentially distructive to my right, & the great & Costly merrits of my Cause, resolveing w"' much care & affection to approve my selfe Thy very Loveing

~~My Respects Neighbour cV: True Frd : to thy lady Wm. Penn.~~

~~Philadelphia~~

~~12'!' !"" 83~~

~~2"* I The narrative inclosed to me had its defects w"'.*' our intervew may lielp 327~~

~~No. 21. WILLIAM PENN TO CHARLES, LORD BALTIMORE.~~

~~[Indorsement.] M!" Penns T.fe of the~~

~~-SO'.*" May (83) to the Lord Baltemore My Noble Fr!'~~

Major Sawyer being yet behind, I embrace the opei'tunity to recommend to the Lord Baltimore tlios divers anii('al)lc proposals & expedients that I offerd to him for an happy issue of our present affaire. This is so necessary to me, (Sz of th* mighty moment, (both w'!" respect to the plantation of yr side of my Country, w'!' a number of people ready to seat it) The injoym' of my fiimely (a comfort inestimable here below) now at a great distance, &: must so remainc till tliis dispute be ended) & finally the settljem' of my heirs in an un- disturbed Riglit before I dye. That he will excuse my im- j)ortunity for his Speedy (\i: final resolve ; iiaveing upon serious thoughts, determined w*'' myselfe, to embarque for

~~England by the first Conveniency. If the Lord Baltimore is~~

not pleased to receive any of the former proposals ; much more If he should continue to think of any claime to any of thes Lower Countys. .Vnd this I thought fitt to mention, because I would not be often ti'oublcsome to the \/ Baltimore

& his people w'!" expresses in this hot season of the year. I have no more to add, but that I hope tiie I^ord Baltimore will please to impute the meanness of his entertaiiun' to the unexpectedness of the occasion, tV: tli* he will give me leave to assure him I am w'*" much sincerity t\: affection. My Noble Vv"

~~Newcastle the Thy very liesp'^ Fr.' 80. 3"?" 83 W^' Pkn'n 328~~

~~No. 22. WILLIAM PENN TO CHARLES, LORD BALTIMORE.~~

~~r Indorsement.] 6'?* of June 1683 W" Penns Lfe to the Lord Baltemore~~

My Noble Fr"! If vpon my arrival in this Province, I did immediately dispatch my Secretary with two otlier gentlemen to Salute the Lord Baltimore & assure him of my respects & frdshp's If so soon as I had pay'd my duty to my Royall Patrone the Duke, I did incontinently take a longe Journy in a cold and un- pleasant season, th' I might personally give him the further Pledges, of a freindly agreement & neighbourhood. And if I did then therefore wave to press myn own Advantages, because I found it uneasy to him ; And lastly, if in my after Correspondences, and especially as our last intervew, I have declined the rigour of my plea & both propos'd and prest some of the mildest & most healing expedients th' if possible, we might be the last Arbitrators of our own affaires without the need of an other umpire, then the good will we ought to bear to a mutual & lasting union. The Lord Baltimore, I would think, will be so kinde as to lett me hope, he will pardon me if I stop here, & shall hold myself acquitted by the endeavours I have used, w'l" so much Industry & submission, for a freindly Issue, And if there were anything below what

I have already offer'd besides Ruine to my Province, God is both my wittness & my Judge, I should be but too apt to encline. My Noble Fr^ I am not mov'd by the power of Ambition or Avarice ; It is Conveniency yea necessity th* bids me 329 stand. I deal freely. I have outrun all Councels, th' I

~~might purchase peace, tlio' Avith loss ; but w"' distruction, even nature & Reason forbid. What I seek be it m}-n own,~~

~~Mark of english Trade, at least for many yeares.~~

"What shall I say. My Noble Freind, if the powcrfull charmes of interest, if the Love of good neighbourhood, if th' w"** is always to be prefer'd, w'.'' Persons of the Lord Balti- mores Loyalty, I mean Duty to the King, prevale, I must yet promess myselfe an agreement in some faire & happy expedient, & lay by (w''.'' shall be w'!' delight) the thoughts of an englesh voyage, th' else, the state of my ail'aires here, & of my famely there, will of necessity obleidge me to & th' sj)ecdcly.

~~I shall end w'? tiiis assurance w°'' I have often Given, and shall most religiously observe, that I shall sincerely embrace all occasions by w"!' I may approve my selfe My Noble Fr^ Thy very Firme~~

~~Philadelphia & Aifect. Fr*! & Neighf~~

~~42 ;~~

~~330~~

~~No. 23. CHARLES, LORD BALTIMORE, TO WM. MARKHAM.~~

~~[Indorsement.] His Lor'Z^ Letter to Markham~~

~~of the 5*.'' of June 1682.~~

~~Munclay the 5"' of June 1682~~

~~I haiie receiud yo? of the 26'.'' of the last montli and am~~

Sorry it came noe sooner to my hands for I liaue dispatcht some Gentlemen away to meet yon at the time Appointed and therefore am no wise willing to put of this buisnesse of the ascertaining; the bounds betwixt INP Pen and me There are many Reasons to be giuen by me for it but at present shall only offer you these two, ffirst that by a letter from his Most sacred Maiesty procured and sent by the said Penn I am Commanded to joync with ]\P Penn or his Agents for the speedy settling our bounds and then Mf Penns owne letter which you brought me prest very much the same thing

~~Secondly tliat M' Pemi the last shipping Avritt and sent in a letter to seuerall Gentlemen of note that are Certainly within my Prouince as M"" Augustin Herman Capt" Ward, Coll~~

~~AVells &v liiutiiig to them that he was confident they would come witliin his (jfouerm' a thing not kindly taken and to be phiine not according to the Goulden rule mentioned in~~

~~Mr Penns Letter to me, Jhe to thy nciglihor~~

~~friend I must l)e ])laine w"' him as to that point for as I desire noe m(»i-e then my due soe 1 take it very vnkindly that~~

~~some of the Inhabitants \\) the Bay should be soe Posest as 331~~

they liaue been by th' Letter of INl!" William Pcnns—ifor these reasons Sf I must begg leaue to say I will not admitt of any further delay you well knowing th* yo"" Late sickness has bin the only hinderance hitherto. Let me therfore now prei^se you to send persons qualified and equally impowr'd w'.'' those persons who on my part are already gon and will be in all probability with you afore this will arriue at your hands I haueing Pos.sitiuely ordeixl them to request the same from }-ou on the behalfe of Yo^ foithfull friend & Seru' C. B: Superscription

~~To the Ho".'^ Cap" W" Markham Gou' of Pensiluania~~

~~hast hast Post hast.~~

~~SUPPLEMENTARY NOTE.~~

~~When the Calvert Papers were presented to the Society on the 10th~~

December last the corresponding secretary, in concluding his account of their finding, expressed the hope that some member, visiting England, might feel sufficient interest in the subject to ascertain, if possible, the facts, first as to whether these papers are those supposed to have been contained in the two chests seen in the British Museum in 1839; and second in regard to the papers said to have been buried. It is therefore with much satisfaction that we are enabled to state that during the past summer Mr. Julian LeRoy White, a member of this Society, undertook the investigation with results which he narrates in the following letter, read at the October meeting of the Society.

~~Mendes Cohen,~~

~~November 1, 1889. Corresponding Secretary.~~

~~Baltimore, October 9, 1889. Dear Sir, —~~

~~According to your request I give you an account of the search for tlie~~

~~Calvert papers alleged to have been burled.~~

On the 9th of July last I met Col. Harford by appointment at " Down Place." He showed me the rubbish heap on his grounds where his former butler. Keep, had as the result of his instructions buried tlie papers eight or ten years ago. He was uncertain as to date, exact site or quantity or quality of papers buried, but was quite willing tiiat I should examine the ground, and was altogether very obliging, taking trouble to assist me.

~~After no little effort Keep, the former servant of Col. Harford, was found in London and brought to " Down Place," where I had already provided a small force of laborers.~~

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Keep told me that he had buried the papers because they would not burn. He had first l)een told to burn them, he said, and I gathered from liim that the best looking papers were removed from the heap before they were dunij)ed by him loosely, and not enclosed in any box or chest, into a hole prepared by him. These selected documents I understood were included in the collection which we secured last year.

Col. Harford's mother, Keep said, was very careful of these papers, but at her death the place was for rent and the tenant obiected to having this load of papers kicking about in the cellar—hence the ler to burn.

~~Keep said tliat he had taken his l)earings carefu' the time of the~~

burial, thinking that the documents might be want ; and showed me exactly where the papers should be within a fooi Here with three men to dig we worked away un lad pretty well examined a space of more than ten feet square, g> ^ down below the lowest point that Keep could have reached, cutting through roots of trees and into quite wet ground. We found nothing he papers. While the work was proceeding Col. and Mrs. ixarford came and looked " over an adjoining fence. Mrs. H. said to me : I wonder if he ever buried tiiem"

~~This in brief describes the search which was most carefully made, and which covered a period of several days, in fact from the 5th to the 17th July.~~

Tlie conclusion would seem to be, that the papers were either entirely destroyed before our search by their long exposure in the damp earth; or they were never buried, but possibly sold as old parchment or waste paper.

~~The latter alternative seems the more probable as it is hardly possible tiiat if buried there should have been no vestige left of this mass of documents, many of which were of parchment.~~

~~I need not say that I regret very much that I could find nothing to~~

~~bring back to the Society. Believe me.~~

~~Yours very truly, J. LeRoy White. Mb. Mendes Cohen,~~

~~Corresponding Secretary,~~

~~Maryland Historical Society.~~

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